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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is the Lady in Black, according to the Old Man?
(a) 88.
(b) 58.
(c) 79.
(d) 90.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. The old man says that he had been engaged to the lady in black how many years before the narrative present?
(a) 20.
(b) 30.
(c) 40.
(d) 60.

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

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

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

13. 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?
(a) The Valkyrie.
(b) A wedding ring.
(c) The Alamo.
(d) Carmen.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What action is the Lady in Black performing the first time the audience sees her in Act I?

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?

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