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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The Old Man announces in Act I that he thinks what kind of weather is imminent?
(a) Hail.
(b) Wind.
(c) Rain.
(d) Snow.

4. What object does the Girl drop out of the window in Act I?
(a) A ring.
(b) A bracelet.
(c) A necklace.
(d) An earring.

5. 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) Sunday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Tuesday.

6. The Old Man tells the Student that he has no heirs except one son, whom he describes in what way?
(a) Blasphemous.
(b) Traitorous.
(c) Murderous.
(d) Good-for-nothing.

7. Who hoists "the flag to half-mast" (12) in honor of the Dead Man?
(a) The Girl.
(b) The Mummy.
(c) The Old Man.
(d) The Lady in Black.

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

9. Which character is revealed to be standing on the staircase when the curtain rises in Act I?
(a) The Caretaker's Wife.
(b) The Lady in Black.
(c) The Student.
(d) The Milkmaid.

10. 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?
(a) 43.
(b) 13.
(c) 17.
(d) 22.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What distinctive outfit is the Girl wearing when she is first seen by the audience?

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

3. Act I of The Ghost Sonata begins just outside of what type of structure?

4. The Milkmaid carries the milk in baskets made of what material?

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

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