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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which literary character does Johansson allude when he tells the Student about the Old Man's past romantic life?
(a) Romeo.
(b) Casanova.
(c) Don Juan.
(d) Prince Valiant.

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

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

4. What is the Student's response when the Old Man asks him if he is wealthy?
(a) He says he is the exact opposite.
(b) He says that he lives near the poverty line.
(c) He says that he is moderately wealthy.
(d) He says that he is enormously wealthy.

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

6. 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) Putting out fires.
(d) Creating sandbags.

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

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

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

10. The Old Man asks the Student to push his wheelchair to what location in his first such request?
(a) Over to the water fountain.
(b) Onto the balcony.
(c) Into the sun.
(d) Into the foyer.

11. The Old Man tells the Student that after the performance, he must make his way to what location?
(a) The Hyacinth Room.
(b) The consulate.
(c) The Round Room.
(d) The opera house.

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

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

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

15. The Student tells the Old Man that he is studying what subject?
(a) Languages.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Politics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The stage direction states that the Old Man should look at the Student with what sort of expression when the Student mentions the Milkmaid?

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

3. The Old Man asks which character to wheel him around the corner so he can eavesdrop from the back door of the house?

4. The Milkmaid carries the milk in baskets made of what material?

5. The Old Man asks the Student whether he is related to a man named Mr. Arkenholtz, who works in what capacity?

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