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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The stage direction states that the Old Man should look at the Student with what sort of expression when the Student mentions the Milkmaid?
2. What aspect of the Student's persona causes the Old Man to ask if the young man knows a Mr. Arkenholtz?
3. The Old Man says that though the ruin of the Student's father had likely been attributed to him, the reality is that the Student's father had stolen how many "thousand crowns" (5) from the Old Man?
4. What color is the Milkmaid's cap?
5. What is the Student's response when the Old Man asks him if he is wealthy?
Short Essay Questions
1. From the Student's perspective, what does the house at the center of the play symbolize within Act I?
2. Why does the Old Man instruct the Student to reserve "a ticket for seat eighty-two in the sixth row" (6) at the opera?
3. In what way does Strindberg use physicality to illustrate the tyranny present within the Old Man's character?
4. What mystery about the Milkmaid remains intact throughout the entirety of Act I and beyond?
5. What information does the Student learn about the Old Man's treatment of the powerful during his conversation with Johansson?
6. What were the circumstances behind the second marriage between the Colonel and the Mummy?
7. What claims does the Old Man make about the Student's father in Act I?
8. Provide evidence for the conclusion that the Student believes at least part of the Old Man's claim about the Student's father.
9. How does the Student respond to the Old Man's claims about the supposed transgressions committed by the Student's father?
10. What claim does the Old Man make about altruism and what does the claim demonstrate about his character?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the messages sent about the theme of appearance versus reality within The Ghost Sonata.
Essay Topic 2
Examine the role of the Old Man within The Ghost Sonata. How does Strindberg use the the old man’s role to highlight themes included within the overall narrative?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay proving that The Ghost Sonata is a work of Expressionism, Surrealism, Absurdism, or some combination.
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