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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 Student remarks that what activity has "become one of the fine arts these days" (4)?
(a) Slandering other people.
(b) Emulating other people.
(c) Robbing other people.
(d) Persuading other people.

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

3. The Student asks the Milkmaid to dip what object into the water before washing his eyes with it?
(a) His jacket.
(b) A washcloth.
(c) A handkerchief.
(d) A napkin.

4. 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) Gratitude.
(b) Aversion.
(c) Pride.
(d) Peace.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first major task the Old Man assigns to the Student?

2. What distinctive outfit is the Girl wearing when she is first seen by the audience?

3. To what Biblical element does the Student allude while asking the Milkmaid to wash his eyes?

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

5. The Student announces toward the end of Act I that he is going to get away before what happens?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reaction by the Milkmaid causes the Student to become surprised at the beginning of the play and why?

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

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

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

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

6. Provide evidence for the conclusion that the Student believes at least part of the Old Man's claim about the Student's father.

7. What is the first indication of menace within the Old Man's interactions with the Student?

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

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

10. What claim does the Old Man make about altruism and what does the claim demonstrate about his character?

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