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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. The American Volunteer Force is said to have been reorganized at the end of which war?
(a) Spanish-American.
(b) Civil.
(c) Indian.
(d) Revolutionary.

2. The Old Man tells the Mummy that her husband is pursuing a divorce so that he can marry the daughter of which character?
(a) Bengtsson.
(b) The Dead Man.
(c) The Old Man.
(d) The Colonel.

3. Whose fiancee is Beatrice von Holsteinkrona?
(a) The Old Man's.
(b) Johansson's.
(c) Bergtsson's.
(d) The Colonel's.

4. Who suggests that the guests at the ghost supper be served tea?
(a) Johansson.
(b) The Mummy.
(c) The Colonel.
(d) The Old Man.

5. By which body part does the Old Man seize Johansson when he first arrives at the ghost supper and spies Johansson?
(a) The ear.
(b) The waist.
(c) The wrist.
(d) The elbow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character does the Colonel refer to as his "devoted servant" (25)?

2. What does the Mummy do when the cupboard door is opened?

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

4. Which character refers to the Old Man as "the spawn of" a particular literary character?

5. What adjective does the Old Man use to describe the house when he hears someone call his first name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What threat does the Old Man make to the hosts of the ghost supper and how does the Mummy respond?

2. How does Strindberg subvert traditional notions about family within Act II?

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

4. What are the Mummy's first words within the play and what is the significance of her first words?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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