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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 places it on the ground.
(c) She puts it in the pocket of her dress.
(d) She hangs it on the fountain.

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

4. The Student asks the Milkmaid if he might borrow which object?
(a) A pencil.
(b) A stick of butter.
(c) A cup.
(d) A match.

5. The stage direction states that the Old Man should look at the Student with what sort of expression when the Student mentions the Milkmaid?
(a) Fascination.
(b) Elation.
(c) Horror.
(d) Regret.

6. 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 Mummy.
(c) The Caretaker's Wife.
(d) The Milkmaid.

7. When the Student finds he is unable to free his hand from the Old Man's grasp, the Old Man says that before he dies, he wants to make which character happy?
(a) The Lady in Black.
(b) The Mummy.
(c) The Student.
(d) The Caretaker's Wife.

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

9. What surface is said to be the only reflective surface used by the Lady in Black?
(a) The window.
(b) The water.
(c) The brass fixtures.
(d) The shattered looking-glass.

10. 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) Love.
(d) Power.

11. The Old Man tells the Student that the "most conspicuous thing" (9) about the Dead Man had been what element?
(a) Deceit.
(b) Depravity.
(c) Vanity.
(d) Courage.

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

13. On what day of the week does the play's narrative begin?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Wednesday.

14. What incentive does Johansson name as the one that drives the Old Man?
(a) Power.
(b) Money.
(c) Fun.
(d) Chaos.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. To which literary character does Johansson allude when he tells the Student about the Old Man's past romantic life?

3. Who else will be in attendance at The Valkyrie, causing the Old Man to hope that the Student will meet him there?

4. What physical aid does the Old Man use to help him get around?

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

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