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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character is the Old Man clearly unable to see within Act I?
(a) The Caretaker's Wife.
(b) The Milkmaid.
(c) The Girl.
(d) The Student.

2. The Student tells the Milkmaid that he has been up all night taking part in what activity?
(a) Guarding his sisters.
(b) Tending to injured people.
(c) Putting out fires.
(d) Creating sandbags.

3. According to the Old Man, if the Student were what kind of child, he would be able to see the Dead Man emerge from the house to look at a particular object?
(a) Friday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Thursday.

4. The Student quips that he had entered the world during what type of "proceedings" (4)?
(a) Bankruptcy.
(b) Tax audit.
(c) Homicide investigation.
(d) Divorce.

5. The Student asks the Milkmaid to dip what object into the water before washing his eyes with it?
(a) His jacket.
(b) A handkerchief.
(c) A washcloth.
(d) A napkin.

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

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

8. To which literary character does Johansson allude when he tells the Student about the Old Man's past romantic life?
(a) Don Juan.
(b) Romeo.
(c) Casanova.
(d) Prince Valiant.

9. What does the Milkmaid do with her cap while she washes her hands and fixes her hair?
(a) She hangs it on the cow's horn.
(b) She puts it in the pocket of her dress.
(c) She hangs it on the fountain.
(d) She places it on the ground.

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

11. What is the Dead Man wearing when he emerges from the house?
(a) A bathing suit.
(b) A robe.
(c) A sheet.
(d) A dress.

12. Who shows the Girl the Student's picture in the newspaper?
(a) The Colonel.
(b) The Lady in Black.
(c) The Old Man.
(d) The Student.

13. Which of the following traits does NOT characterize the Old Man?
(a) Spectacles.
(b) Baldness.
(c) White hair.
(d) A white beard.

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

15. The Student announces toward the end of Act I that he is going to get away before what happens?
(a) He commits a terrible sin.
(b) He cannot get away.
(c) He becomes corrupt.
(d) He dies.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Milkmaid respond to the student's request that she "bathe [his] eyes" (3)?

2. The Dead Man had held what position in life, according to the Old Man?

3. What action does the Student take just after the Girl enters the house?

4. What is the first major task the Old Man assigns to the Student?

5. Who hoists "the flag to half-mast" (12) in honor of the Dead Man?

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