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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What object does the Colonel have in his hand when he enters the Round Room in Act II?
(a) A letter.
(b) A drink.
(c) A rope.
(d) A knife.

3. Which character is revealed to have paid all of the Colonel's outstanding debts?
(a) The Student.
(b) The Mummy.
(c) The Girl.
(d) The Old Man.

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

5. Which character at the ghost supper announces, "Bring the Mummy in and the party can begin" (28)?
(a) The Lady in Black.
(b) The Old Man.
(c) The Colonel.
(d) The Dead Man.

6. In what arrangement do the guests at the ghost supper sit down?
(a) A circle.
(b) An oval.
(c) A square.
(d) A spiral.

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

8. The Colonel names which two items as ones the Old Man cannot possess?
(a) His family's coat of arms and his good name.
(b) His family's wealth and his good name.
(c) The Mummy and the Girl.
(d) His debt and his good name.

9. Who hears footsteps within Act II?
(a) The Mummy.
(b) The Old Man.
(c) Johansson.
(d) Bengtsson.

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

11. The Old Man tells the Mummy that her husband is pursuing a divorce so that he can marry the daughter of which character?
(a) The Dead Man.
(b) The Colonel.
(c) The Old Man.
(d) Bengtsson.

12. To what role is Bengtsson assigned during the ghost supper?
(a) Polishing silver.
(b) Washing dishes.
(c) Taking coats.
(d) Announcing guests.

13. Which character refers to the Old Man as "the spawn of" a particular literary character?
(a) Johansson.
(b) The Student.
(c) Bengtsson.
(d) The Mummy.

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

15. What adjective does the Old Man use to describe the house in which the ghost supper is held?
(a) Wretched.
(b) Grand.
(c) Elegant.
(d) Dilapidated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Mummy do when Bengtsson asks her to whistle?

2. What object does the Colonel usually use to summon his servant?

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

4. The Old Man states that what element makes it impossible to obscure the truth?

5. What kind of "medal" is the Colonel's "devoted servant" (25) said to have been awarded for his "long and faithful service" (25)?

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