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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 that "All help is" (5) what?
(a) Charity.
(b) Humiliating.
(c) Warranted.
(d) Harmful.

2. What is NOT an object the Old Man demands that the Colonel remove in Act II?
(a) His mustache.
(b) His silk shirt.
(c) His false teeth.
(d) His wig.

3. When the Student sees the Girl for the first time, he says that she is "incredibly" (11) what?
(a) Plain.
(b) Graceful.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Innocent.

4. What does the Old Man threaten to do to the Colonel's servant in the event that the Colonel summons him?
(a) He will have him arrested.
(b) He will have him whipped.
(c) He will have him killed.
(d) He will have him tarred and feathered.

5. The Girl points out that what object has the same number of points as the hyacinth flower?
(a) The shooting star.
(b) The snowflake.
(c) The prism.
(d) The stop sign.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way is the Girl said to thank the person who returns her piece of jewelry after she drops it?

2. What object does the Colonel usually use to summon his servant?

3. A painting entitled The Island of the Dead by what artist is required to be shown at the end of the play while melancholy music plays?

4. Which character repeatedly addresses questions to a person named Jacob in Act II?

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

(see the answer key)

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