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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 that after the performance, he must make his way to what location?
(a) The opera house.
(b) The Hyacinth Room.
(c) The consulate.
(d) The Round Room.

2. The stage direction states that the Old Man should look at the Student with what sort of expression when the Student mentions the Milkmaid?
(a) Elation.
(b) Horror.
(c) Regret.
(d) Fascination.

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

4. What surface is said to be the only reflective surface used by the Lady in Black?
(a) The water.
(b) The window.
(c) The shattered looking-glass.
(d) The brass fixtures.

5. Who hoists "the flag to half-mast" (12) in honor of the Dead Man?
(a) The Lady in Black.
(b) The Old Man.
(c) The Girl.
(d) The Mummy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is the Old Man clearly unable to see within Act I?

2. What item does the Milkmaid use to look at her reflection as she is fixing her hair?

3. What is the Old Man reading the first time the audience sees him onstage?

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?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is demonstrated about the Student's character within his response to the Old Man's accusations against the Student's father?

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

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