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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. How old is the Lady in Black, according to the Old Man?
2. The Student tells the Milkmaid that he has been up all night taking part in what activity?
3. The Dead Man had held what position in life, according to the Old Man?
4. Which character returns the Girl's piece of jewelry after she drops it out of the window?
5. To what Biblical element does the Student allude while asking the Milkmaid to wash his eyes?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the Old Man ask of the Student in lieu of the money he claims the Student's father still owes him?
2. In what way does Strindberg use physicality to illustrate the tyranny present within the Old Man's character?
3. Who is the Dead Man?
4. What reaction by the Milkmaid causes the Student to become surprised at the beginning of the play and why?
5. Why does the Old Man instruct the Student to reserve "a ticket for seat eighty-two in the sixth row" (6) at the opera?
6. Which character in the play is characterized as having been born on a Sunday and why is this detail significant?
7. What is the first indication of menace within the Old Man's interactions with the Student?
8. What claims does the Old Man make about the Student's father in Act I?
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
How are the topics of romantic relationships, love, and sex treated within the play The Ghost Sonata and how does their treatment relate to the play's depicted messages?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Strindberg’s messages about guilt and responsibility within The Ghost Sonata.
Essay Topic 3
What messages does Strindberg send about hope and what themes are employed in order to send these messages to the reader?
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