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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. The Milkmaid carries the milk in baskets made of what material?
3. The Old Man announces in Act I that he thinks what kind of weather is imminent?
4. The Old Man tells the student, "Serve me and you shall be a lord of" (11) what?
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. What is the relationship among the Colonel, the Girl, and the statue?
3. What mystery about the Milkmaid remains intact throughout the entirety of Act I and beyond?
4. Why does the Student begin to cry once he has seen the Girl?
5. What claims does the Old Man make about the Student's father in Act I?
6. What circumstances had led the Student to the scene of the collapsed house the night before the narrative present?
7. What information does the Student learn about the Old Man's treatment of the powerful during his conversation with Johansson?
8. What explanation does the Student eventually give to the Milkmaid about his disheveled appearance?
9. What claim does the Old Man make about altruism and what does the claim demonstrate about his character?
10. What were the circumstances behind the second marriage between the Colonel and the Mummy?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Strindberg's purpose for juxtaposing at least two different locations in a particular way within the text of The Ghost Sonata.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Strindberg’s use of the motif of sound within the play The Ghost Sonata.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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