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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item does the Milkmaid use to look at her reflection as she is fixing her hair?
(a) The water in the fountain.
(b) A metal bench.
(c) A window.
(d) A mirror.

2. What color is the Milkmaid's cap?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

3. The Old Man asks the Student to reserve seats for what type of performance?
(a) A ballet.
(b) A movie.
(c) An opera.
(d) A play.

4. At what time of day does the play open?
(a) Afternoon.
(b) Morning.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Evening.

5. To whom does the Girl say a few words before going into the house?
(a) The Mummy.
(b) The Old Man.
(c) The Student.
(d) The Caretaker's Wife.

6. Which characters are able to see the Milkmaid when she appears at the end of Act I?
(a) The student and the old man.
(b) The lady in black and the student.
(c) The girl and the student.
(d) The caretaker's wife and the colonel.

7. Once the Student reveals that he has heard the Old Man's name before, the Old Man says he supposes that his name had been mentioned "with a certain" (5) what?
(a) Pride.
(b) Gratitude.
(c) Peace.
(d) Aversion.

8. What is the first major task the Old Man assigns to the Student?
(a) Attending the symphony.
(b) Attending the opera.
(c) Attending a circus performance.
(d) Attending the coronation.

9. When the Student first asks Johansson what the Old Man is "after," (14) what is the Student's initial guess?
(a) Adoration.
(b) Money.
(c) Power.
(d) Love.

10. What action is the Lady in Black performing the first time the audience sees her in Act I?
(a) She is sleeping.
(b) She is standing motionless.
(c) She is reading.
(d) She is waving.

11. In what way is the Girl said to thank the person who returns her piece of jewelry after she drops it?
(a) Graciously.
(b) Flirtatiously.
(c) Stiffly.
(d) Angrily.

12. To what Biblical element does the Student allude while asking the Milkmaid to wash his eyes?
(a) David and Goliath.
(b) Bathsheba.
(c) Noah.
(d) Good Samaritan.

13. The Old Man asks which character to wheel him around the corner so he can eavesdrop from the back door of the house?
(a) Johansson.
(b) The Girl.
(c) The Lady in Black.
(d) The Student.

14. Whose biological daughter is the Girl?
(a) The Old Man's.
(b) Johansson's.
(c) The Dead Man's.
(d) The Colonel's.

15. The Old Man asks the Student to push his wheelchair to what location in his first such request?
(a) Into the sun.
(b) Onto the balcony.
(c) Over to the water fountain.
(d) Into the foyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Old Man reading the first time the audience sees him onstage?

2. The Old Man tells the Student that he has no heirs except one son, whom he describes in what way?

3. What is revealed to be the Old Man's surname?

4. The Old Man says that though the ruin of the Student's father had likely been attributed to him, the reality is that the Student's father had stolen how many "thousand crowns" (5) from the Old Man?

5. Which character returns the Girl's piece of jewelry after she drops it out of the window?

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