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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When the Student appears for the first time, he walks directly up to what object?
(a) The lamp post.
(b) The fountain.
(c) The cow.
(d) The mailbox.

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

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

6. The Milkmaid carries the milk in baskets made of what material?
(a) Gold.
(b) Wood.
(c) Canvas.
(d) Wire.

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

8. How does the Student respond when the Old Man asks if he is "a gambler" (7)?
(a) He says that he has never been a gambler.
(b) He says that he used to be a gambler, but he had shown no aptitude for it.
(c) He says that he is a gambler and he rarely wins.
(d) He says that he is a gambler and that he always wins.

9. The Dead Man had held what position in life, according to the Old Man?
(a) Prosecutor.
(b) Mayor.
(c) Consul.
(d) Magistrate.

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

11. 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 as he requests and refuses his offer of money.
(d) She does not answer him at all.

12. The Student remarks that what activity has "become one of the fine arts these days" (4)?
(a) Robbing other people.
(b) Persuading other people.
(c) Slandering other people.
(d) Emulating other people.

13. Act I of The Ghost Sonata begins just outside of what type of structure?
(a) A library.
(b) A brothel.
(c) A hospital.
(d) A house.

14. What physical aid does the Old Man use to help him get around?
(a) Roller skates.
(b) A cane.
(c) A wheelchair.
(d) A walker.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. The Old Man announces in Act I that he thinks what kind of weather is imminent?

4. What aspect of the Student's persona causes the Old Man to ask if the young man knows a Mr. Arkenholtz?

5. Who tells the Student that his picture is already in the paper in association with his heroism the night before?

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