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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Old Man tells the student, "Serve me and you shall be a lord of" (11) what?
(a) The manor.
(b) Existence.
(c) Creation.
(d) Success.

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

3. What physical aid does the Old Man use to help him get around?
(a) A cane.
(b) Roller skates.
(c) A walker.
(d) A wheelchair.

4. Which character is the Old Man clearly unable to see within Act I?
(a) The Student.
(b) The Caretaker's Wife.
(c) The Girl.
(d) The Milkmaid.

5. Which character returns the Girl's piece of jewelry after she drops it out of the window?
(a) The Lady in Black.
(b) The Caretaker's Wife.
(c) The Old Man.
(d) The Student.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells the Student that his picture is already in the paper in association with his heroism the night before?

2. The Old Man tells the Student that "All help is" (5) what?

3. What incentive does Johansson name as the one that drives the Old Man?

4. The Student asks the Milkmaid if he might borrow which object?

5. Once the Student reveals that he has heard the Old Man's name before, the Old Man says he supposes that his name had been mentioned "with a certain" (5) what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Old Man instruct the Student to reserve "a ticket for seat eighty-two in the sixth row" (6) at the opera?

2. How does the Student respond to the Old Man's claims about the supposed transgressions committed by the Student's father?

3. How does the Old Man first come into contact with the Student in Act I?

4. What supreme desire does the Old Man claim to hold dear when he speaks to the Student?

5. What is the relationship among the Colonel, the Girl, and the statue?

6. What mystery about the Milkmaid remains intact throughout the entirety of Act I and beyond?

7. From the Student's perspective, what does the house at the center of the play symbolize within Act I?

8. What circumstances had led the Student to the scene of the collapsed house the night before the narrative present?

9. Why does the Student begin to cry once he has seen the Girl?

10. Which character in the play is characterized as having been born on a Sunday and why is this detail significant?

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