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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. 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?
(a) Peace.
(b) Pride.
(c) Aversion.
(d) Gratitude.

2. The Student quips that he had entered the world during what type of "proceedings" (4)?
(a) Bankruptcy.
(b) Divorce.
(c) Homicide investigation.
(d) Tax audit.

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

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

5. The Old Man says that though the ruin of the Student's father had likely been attributed to him, the reality is that the Student's father had stolen how many "thousand crowns" (5) from the Old Man?
(a) 17.
(b) 43.
(c) 13.
(d) 22.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Old Man tells the Student that the "most conspicuous thing" (9) about the Dead Man had been what element?

2. Whose biological daughter is the Girl?

3. When the Student appears for the first time, he walks directly up to what object?

4. What is revealed to be the Old Man's surname?

5. What is the Dead Man wearing when he emerges from the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Strindberg use physicality to illustrate the tyranny present within the Old Man's character?

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

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

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

5. What information does the Student learn about the Old Man's treatment of the powerful during his conversation with Johansson?

6. What claims does the Old Man make about the Student's father in Act I?

7. What paradoxical statement does Johansson make about the link between the Old Man and trust?

8. What explanation does the Student eventually give to the Milkmaid about his disheveled appearance?

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

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

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