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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. Who hoists "the flag to half-mast" (12) in honor of the Dead Man?

2. The Student asks the Milkmaid if he might borrow which object?

3. What is the Student's response when the Old Man asks him if he is wealthy?

4. At what object will the Dead Man gaze when he emerges from the house, according to the Old Man?

5. Who else will be in attendance at The Valkyrie, causing the Old Man to hope that the Student will meet him there?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Old Man instruct the Student to reserve "a ticket for seat eighty-two in the sixth row" (6) at the opera?

2. What is the relationship among the Colonel, the Girl, and the statue?

3. What is the first indication of menace within the Old Man's interactions with the Student?

4. Who is the Lady in Black and what is her purpose?

5. What is demonstrated about the Student's character within his response to the Old Man's accusations against the Student's father?

6. How does the Student respond to the Old Man's claims about the supposed transgressions committed by the Student's father?

7. What supreme desire does the Old Man claim to hold dear when he speaks to the Student?

8. What reaction by the Milkmaid causes the Student to become surprised at the beginning of the play and why?

9. What were the circumstances behind the second marriage between the Colonel and the Mummy?

10. What explanation does the Student eventually give to the Milkmaid about his disheveled appearance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the theme of desire portrayed in The Ghost Sonata? Examine Strindberg's treatment of and messages regarding desire throughout the play.

Essay Topic 2

What messages does Strindberg send about hope and what themes are employed in order to send these messages to the reader?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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