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

2. What kind of "medal" is the Colonel's "devoted servant" (25) said to have been awarded for his "long and faithful service" (25)?
(a) Honorary.
(b) Governmental.
(c) Token.
(d) Golden.

3. The Old Man asserts that only how many deceptive witnesses are needed in order to "prove anything about which they have agreed," (30) according to the Old Man?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

4. Bengtsson claims that the Mummy has been living in the house for how many years?
(a) 20.
(b) 40.
(c) 30.
(d) 15.

5. At what type of performance does the Colonel first meet the Student?
(a) The ballet.
(b) The opera.
(c) The symphony.
(d) The fireworks display.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT an object the Old Man demands that the Colonel remove in Act II?

2. The Mummy is said to be unable to "tolerate even "(19) what sight?

3. In what arrangement do the guests at the ghost supper sit down?

4. What is eventually revealed to be the Old Man's surname?

5. What is NOT a role the Colonel ascribes to the Student?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

4. What truth is eventually revealed about the connection between the Milkmaid and the Old Man?

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

6. 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?

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

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

9. Which character is depicted within the portrait in the Round Room and what is the portrait's symbolism?

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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