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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. What adjective does the Old Man use to describe the house when he hears someone call his first name?
(a) Grim.
(b) Eerie.
(c) Enchanted.
(d) Haunted.

2. What does the Mummy do when Bengtsson asks her to whistle?
(a) She shouts.
(b) She whistles.
(c) She weeps.
(d) She spits.

3. What type of medical aid does the Old Man bring with him to the ghost supper?
(a) An arm cast.
(b) Crutches.
(c) A walker.
(d) A wheelchair.

4. What does the Mummy do when the cupboard door is opened?
(a) Sobs.
(b) Sleeps.
(c) Barks.
(d) Protests.

5. The Old Man orders everyone to leave the ghost supper, with the exception of which two characters?
(a) The Mummy and the Girl.
(b) The Girl and the Lady in Black.
(c) The Lady in Black and the Colonel.
(d) The Student and the Girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character at the ghost supper announces, "Bring the Mummy in and the party can begin" (28)?

2. Whose fiancee is Beatrice von Holsteinkrona?

3. When the Mummy unleashes a tirade against the Old Man, who is NOT named among the Old Man's victims?

4. The family name claimed by the Colonel has been "extinct" (25) for over how many years, according to the Old Man?

5. When Act II begins, in what location is the Girl sitting as she reads?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does the Old Man respond to the Colonel's claim that he has two things that the Old Man "cannot possess" (25)?

2. What does the Old Man mean when he tells Bengtsson that his visit to the house is "not unexpected," though he knows it is certainly "undesired" (21)?

3. Discuss a moment in the play when a character uses a literary device in conjunction with the topic of animals.

4. For what reason is the gathering in Act II referred to as a "ghost supper," (18) according to Bengtsson?

5. Describe the statue that is part of the Round Room's set.

6. What is the significance of the Colonel's retort to the Old Man's claim that Bengtsson "is not the man he appears to be" (25)?

7. What do the flower bulbs within the Hyacinth Room represent?

8. Discuss an instance when Strindberg uses the music motif in conjunction with an instance of foreshadowing.

9. What does the Colonel have in his hand when he first meets the Old Man and what is the object's significance?

10. How is the theme of authenticity linked with a particular character within Act II and for what purpose does Strindberg make this connection?

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