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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 whipped.
(c) He will have him arrested.
(d) He will have him killed.

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 Old Man.
(c) The Dead Man.
(d) The Colonel.

3. The event discussed in Act II is called what kind of a supper?
(a) False.
(b) Silent.
(c) Ghost.
(d) Late.

4. Which member of the household is depicted as knowing the most about each inhabitant's secrets and truths?
(a) The Lady in Black.
(b) The Mummy.
(c) The Colonel.
(d) Bengtsson.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. By which body part does the Old Man seize Johansson when he first arrives at the ghost supper and spies Johansson?

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

4. What object does the Colonel have in his hand when he enters the Round Room in Act II?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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