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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 does the Old Man threaten to do to the Colonel's servant in the event that the Colonel summons him?
(a) He will have him tarred and feathered.
(b) He will have him killed.
(c) He will have him arrested.
(d) He will have him whipped.

2. To whom does the Old Man want to marry the Girl?
(a) Bergtsson.
(b) The Student.
(c) Johansson.
(d) The Colonel.

3. What does the Old Man do when he is given a particular instruction by the Colonel in Act II?
(a) He sits.
(b) He bows.
(c) He screams.
(d) He kneels.

4. In what kind of publication is the document the Colonel shows to the Old Man in Act II?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) A magazine.
(c) A pamphlet.
(d) A novel.

5. Which character in Act II discovers that the Girl is ill with an unknown malady?
(a) Johansson.
(b) Bengtsson.
(c) The Student.
(d) The Old Man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is revealed to have paid all of the Colonel's outstanding debts?

2. A nobleman is said to have blood of what color?

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

4. What piece of jewelry does the Colonel remove and give to the Old Man during Act II?

5. The Colonel names which two items as ones the Old Man cannot possess?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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)?

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

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. In what way does the motif of dreams emerge within Act II and why does Strindberg use the motif to show a similarity between the Student and Johannson?

7. Where are the Student and the Girl when the Mummy forces the Old Man into the cupboard and why is this detail significant?

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

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

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

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