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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 kind of screen is kept within the house at the center of the play and is also said to be used within hospitals?
(a) Death.
(b) Baking.
(c) Silver.
(d) Door.

2. To whom is the Mummy married in the narrative present?
(a) The Old Man.
(b) The Colonel.
(c) The Student.
(d) Johansson.

3. Which character does the Colonel refer to as his "devoted servant" (25)?
(a) The Mummy.
(b) The Old Man.
(c) The Student.
(d) Bergtsson.

4. What beverage is said to always be drunk at the supper discussed in Act II?
(a) Milk.
(b) Wine.
(c) Tea.
(d) Whiskey.

5. Which character repeatedly addresses questions to a person named Jacob in Act II?
(a) The Mummy.
(b) Johansson.
(c) The Old Man.
(d) The Colonel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which member of the household is depicted as knowing the most about each inhabitant's secrets and truths?

2. Whose fiancee is Beatrice von Holsteinkrona?

3. Which character is the biological father of the Girl?

4. What type of medical aid does the Old Man bring with him to the ghost supper?

5. What does the Old Man want the Colonel to do with his own "devoted servant" (25)?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Identify an instance of comic relief within the play and discuss its purpose.

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

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

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

6. Discuss an instance in the play when Strindberg sends a particular message about social hierarchy.

7. 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)?

8. For what reason is the Mummy "unable to tolerate" the "sight of her own daughter" (19)?

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

10. 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)?

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