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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. In what way is the Girl said to thank the person who returns her piece of jewelry after she drops it?
(a) Stiffly.
(b) Angrily.
(c) Flirtatiously.
(d) Graciously.

2. How old is the Lady in Black, according to the Old Man?
(a) 58.
(b) 79.
(c) 90.
(d) 88.

3. What item does the Milkmaid use to look at her reflection as she is fixing her hair?
(a) A mirror.
(b) The water in the fountain.
(c) A metal bench.
(d) A window.

4. What incentive does Johansson name as the one that drives the Old Man?
(a) Fun.
(b) Money.
(c) Chaos.
(d) Power.

5. What is the Old Man reading the first time the audience sees him onstage?
(a) An eviction notice.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) An arrest warrant.
(d) A magazine.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Old Man asks the Student to reserve seats for what type of performance?

2. The old man says that he had been engaged to the lady in black how many years before the narrative present?

3. The Old Man asks the Student whether he is related to a man named Mr. Arkenholtz, who works in what capacity?

4. Whose biological daughter is the Girl?

5. To whom does the Girl say a few words before going into the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the Dead Man?

2. What does the Old Man ask of the Student in lieu of the money he claims the Student's father still owes him?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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