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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first major task the Old Man assigns to the Student?
(a) Attending the symphony.
(b) Attending a circus performance.
(c) Attending the opera.
(d) Attending the coronation.

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

3. 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 Alamo.
(b) Carmen.
(c) The Valkyrie.
(d) A wedding ring.

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

5. What distinctive outfit is the Girl wearing when she is first seen by the audience?
(a) A men's suit.
(b) A long cape.
(c) A wedding dress.
(d) A riding habit.

6. When the Student sees the Girl for the first time, he says that she is "incredibly" (11) what?
(a) Plain.
(b) Graceful.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Innocent.

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

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

9. 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 Mummy.
(b) The Lady in Black.
(c) The Student.
(d) The Caretaker's Wife.

10. 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) The Student.
(c) The Girl.
(d) Johansson.

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

12. What aspect of the Student's persona causes the Old Man to ask if the young man knows a Mr. Arkenholtz?
(a) His speech.
(b) His expression.
(c) His vulnerability.
(d) His sense of humor.

13. The Old Man asks the Student whether he is related to a man named Mr. Arkenholtz, who works in what capacity?
(a) As a farmer.
(b) As a merchant.
(c) As a butcher.
(d) As a professor.

14. The Student tells the Milkmaid that he has been up all night taking part in what activity?
(a) Tending to injured people.
(b) Guarding his sisters.
(c) Creating sandbags.
(d) Putting out fires.

15. 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 is a gambler and that he always wins.
(c) He says that he is a gambler and he rarely wins.
(d) He says that he used to be a gambler, but he had shown no aptitude for it.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the Old Man reading the first time the audience sees him onstage?

4. Which character is the Old Man clearly unable to see within Act I?

5. The Student tells the Old Man that he is studying what subject?

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