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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Old Man states that what element makes it impossible to obscure the truth?
(a) Communion.
(b) Silence.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Discipline.

2. What adjective does the Old Man use to describe the house when he hears someone call his first name?
(a) Eerie.
(b) Enchanted.
(c) Grim.
(d) Haunted.

3. Which member of the household is depicted as knowing the most about each inhabitant's secrets and truths?
(a) The Lady in Black.
(b) Bengtsson.
(c) The Colonel.
(d) The Mummy.

4. The Mummy behaves like what kind of bird when Bengtsson speaks to her?
(a) An ostrich.
(b) A toucan.
(c) A wren.
(d) A parrot.

5. Bengtsson says that the "lady of the house" (18) sits in what location all day?
(a) The balcony.
(b) The chaise lounge.
(c) The rocking chair.
(d) The cupboard.

6. Which character in Act II discovers that the Girl is ill with an unknown malady?
(a) The Old Man.
(b) The Student.
(c) Bengtsson.
(d) Johansson.

7. What does the Old Man threaten to do to the Colonel's servant in the event that the Colonel summons him?
(a) He will have him killed.
(b) He will have him tarred and feathered.
(c) He will have him arrested.
(d) He will have him whipped.

8. The event discussed in Act II is called what kind of a supper?
(a) Ghost.
(b) False.
(c) Silent.
(d) Late.

9. What does the Mummy do when the cupboard door is opened?
(a) Protests.
(b) Sobs.
(c) Sleeps.
(d) Barks.

10. To whom does the Old Man want to marry the Girl?
(a) Bergtsson.
(b) The Colonel.
(c) The Student.
(d) Johansson.

11. Which character repeatedly addresses questions to a person named Jacob in Act II?
(a) The Old Man.
(b) The Mummy.
(c) Johansson.
(d) The Colonel.

12. The Mummy is described as having which type of affliction?
(a) Word-vomit.
(b) Acoraphobia.
(c) Heartburn.
(d) Cancer.

13. In what kind of publication is the document the Colonel shows to the Old Man in Act II?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) A magazine.
(c) A pamphlet.
(d) A novel.

14. Whose mistress is Beatrice von Holsteinkrona?
(a) The Dead Man's.
(b) The Colonel's.
(c) The Student's.
(d) The Old Man's.

15. To whom is the Mummy married in the narrative present?
(a) Johansson.
(b) The Old Man.
(c) The Colonel.
(d) The Student.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of medical aid does the Old Man bring with him to the ghost supper?

2. To what location does the Mummy go when she leaves the Round Room in Act II?

3. What is NOT a role the Colonel ascribes to the Student?

4. To what role is Johansson assigned during the ghost supper?

5. The Old Man tells the Colonel, "You are not a" (26) what?

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