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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The Student tells the Old Man that the Mr. Arkenholtz to whom he refers is which member of his family?
(a) Brother.
(b) Uncle.
(c) Grandfather.
(d) Father.

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

4. As the curtain rises on Act I, what sound can be heard?
(a) Birds singing.
(b) Women wailing.
(c) Children laughing.
(d) Church bells ringing.

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

6. 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 Girl.
(b) The Lady in Black.
(c) Johansson.
(d) The Student.

7. What does the Old Man offer to the Student, which the Student promptly accepts?
(a) A job.
(b) A wife.
(c) An apology.
(d) A wager.

8. 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 sleeping.
(d) She is reading.

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

10. The student is urged to take the hand of the Old Man in order to detect what quality?
(a) Clamminess.
(b) Rigidity.
(c) Cold.
(d) Warmth.

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

12. Which character returns the Girl's piece of jewelry after she drops it out of the window?
(a) The Student.
(b) The Old Man.
(c) The Caretaker's Wife.
(d) The Lady in Black.

13. To what god does Johansson compare the Old Man when discussing the Old Man's demeanor within the town?
(a) Thor.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Loki.
(d) Hercules.

14. What is revealed to be the Old Man's surname?
(a) Hummel.
(b) Halstrom.
(c) Hanger.
(d) Heinrich.

15. How does the Milkmaid respond to the student's request that she "bathe [his] eyes" (3)?
(a) She refuses his request.
(b) She does as he requests and accepts his offer of money.
(c) She does not answer him at all.
(d) She does as he requests and refuses his offer of money.

Short Answer Questions

1. The old man says that he had been engaged to the lady in black how many years before the narrative present?

2. Whose biological daughter is the Girl?

3. What surface is said to be the only reflective surface used by the Lady in Black?

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

5. As Johansson wheels the Old Man quickly away from the house at the end of Act I, the Old Man tells the Student not to forget what?

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