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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Act II begins, in what location is the Colonel sitting as he writes?
(a) The balcony.
(b) The Round Room.
(c) The Hyacinth Room.
(d) The Green Room.

3. The Old Man orders everyone to leave the ghost supper, with the exception of which two characters?
(a) The Lady in Black and the Colonel.
(b) The Girl and the Lady in Black.
(c) The Mummy and the Girl.
(d) The Student and the Girl.

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

5. Johansson marvels at the fact that which character is "itching to get in" the house "as if it were a paradise" (20)?
(a) Bengtsson.
(b) The Mummy.
(c) The Student.
(d) The Old Man.

6. What object does the Colonel usually use to summon his servant?
(a) A horn.
(b) A kazoo.
(c) A triangle.
(d) A bell.

7. The Mummy does NOT mention which element while naming the elements that bond her to the Colonel?
(a) Loyalty.
(b) Crime.
(c) Guilt.
(d) Secrecy.

8. What is the eventually revealed to be the Girl's first name?
(a) Adele.
(b) Amelia.
(c) Annika.
(d) Marie.

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

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

11. What type of medical aid does the Old Man bring with him to the ghost supper?
(a) A walker.
(b) Crutches.
(c) An arm cast.
(d) A wheelchair.

12. What name does the Old Man call out when he sees the statue displayed in the Round Room?
(a) Amelia.
(b) Martha.
(c) Annika.
(d) Jeannie.

13. What is NOT an object the Old Man demands that the Colonel remove in Act II?
(a) His mustache.
(b) His silk shirt.
(c) His wig.
(d) His false teeth.

14. The Old Man accuses the Colonel of committing what transgression?
(a) Bigamy.
(b) Usury.
(c) Stealing his fiancee.
(d) Shirking his own marital duties.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Colonel enters the Round Room to meet with the Old Man, what instruction does he give to the Old Man?

2. What does the Old Man want the Colonel to do with his own "devoted servant" (25)?

3. What does the Old Man do when he is given a particular instruction by the Colonel in Act II?

4. Which character repeatedly addresses questions to a person named Jacob in Act II?

5. The Mummy is described as having which type of affliction?

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