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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. 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 Mummy.
(d) The Girl.

2. The old man says that he had been engaged to the lady in black how many years before the narrative present?
(a) 60.
(b) 30.
(c) 40.
(d) 20.

3. Whose biological daughter is the Girl?
(a) The Dead Man's.
(b) Johansson's.
(c) The Old Man's.
(d) The Colonel's.

4. To whom does the Girl say a few words before going into the house?
(a) The Student.
(b) The Mummy.
(c) The Old Man.
(d) The Caretaker's Wife.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Student sees the Girl for the first time, he says that she is "incredibly" (11) what?

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

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

4. How does the Milkmaid respond to the student's request that she "bathe [his] eyes" (3)?

5. What object does the Girl drop out of the window in Act I?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who is the Dead Man?

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

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

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

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

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

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