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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act III: Pages 32-42.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What action does the Student take just after the Girl enters the house?
(a) He sneezes.
(b) He cries.
(c) He laughs.
(d) He collapses.

2. Johansson marvels at the fact that which character is "itching to get in" the house "as if it were a paradise" (20)?
(a) The Student.
(b) Bengtsson.
(c) The Old Man.
(d) The Mummy.

3. The Old Man asserts that only how many deceptive witnesses are needed in order to "prove anything about which they have agreed," (30) according to the Old Man?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

4. The Girl points out to the Student that which piece of furniture wobbles uncontrollably?
(a) The bookcase.
(b) The piano.
(c) The desk.
(d) The davenport.

5. What surface is said to be the only reflective surface used by the Lady in Black?
(a) The water.
(b) The brass fixtures.
(c) The window.
(d) The shattered looking-glass.

Short Answer Questions

1. The old man says that he had been engaged to the lady in black how many years before the narrative present?

2. When the Student first asks Johansson what the Old Man is "after," (14) what is the Student's initial guess?

3. Bengtsson claims that the Mummy has been living in the house for how many years?

4. What kind of screen is kept within the house at the center of the play and is also said to be used within hospitals?

5. What item does the Milkmaid use to look at her reflection as she is fixing her hair?

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