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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. For which character does the servant named Bengtsson work?
(a) The Milkmaid.
(b) The Lady in Black.
(c) The Colonel.
(d) The Old Man.

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

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

4. What object does the Colonel have in his hand when he enters the Round Room in Act II?
(a) A knife.
(b) A drink.
(c) A rope.
(d) A letter.

5. The Colonel praises the Student for what virtue once the Student has arrived at the ghost supper?
(a) Selfishness.
(b) Kindness.
(c) Heroism.
(d) Patience.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what role is Johansson assigned during the ghost supper?

2. What object does the Colonel usually use to summon his servant?

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

4. Bengtsson claims that the Mummy has been living in the house for how many years?

5. What does the Old Man do when he is given a particular instruction by the Colonel in Act II?

Short Essay Questions

1. What events lead the Old Man to conclude that the "place is haunted" (21)?

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

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

4. What instruction does the Mummy give to the Old Man when she leaves him alone with the Colonel?

5. What two favors does the Old Man ask of the Colonel in return for paying off the Colonel's debts?

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

7. 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)?

8. When the Old Man declares everything in the Colonel's house as now belonging to him, what items does the Colonel claim can never be taken away from him?

9. 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)?

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

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