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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. The Old Man tells the student, "Serve me and you shall be a lord of" (11) what?
(a) Existence.
(b) Creation.
(c) Success.
(d) The manor.

2. What is revealed to be the Old Man's surname?
(a) Halstrom.
(b) Heinrich.
(c) Hummel.
(d) Hanger.

3. What does the Student NOT name among the characteristics of the world he lists at the end of the play?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Endless change.
(c) Illusion.
(d) Guilt.

4. Who tells the Student that his picture is already in the paper in association with his heroism the night before?
(a) The Old Man.
(b) The Milkmaid.
(c) The Caretaker's Wife.
(d) The Mummy.

5. What does the Old Man want the Colonel to do with his own "devoted servant" (25)?
(a) Kill him.
(b) Fire him.
(c) Imprison him.
(d) Interrogate him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what position is the Student when Act III opens?

2. What does the Milkmaid do with her cap while she washes her hands and fixes her hair?

3. What does the Old Man do when he is given a particular instruction by the Colonel in Act II?

4. What sound can be heard coming from behind the death screen near the end of the play?

5. The Old Man asks the Student to reserve seats for what type of performance?

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