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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. To what god does Johansson compare the Old Man when discussing the Old Man's demeanor within the town?
2. At what time of day does the play open?
3. How old is the Lady in Black, according to the Old Man?
4. Which characters are able to see the Milkmaid when she appears at the end of Act I?
5. When the Student finds he is unable to free his hand from the Old Man's grasp, the Old Man says that before he dies, he wants to make which character happy?
Short Essay Questions
1. What explanation does the Student eventually give to the Milkmaid about his disheveled appearance?
2. Provide evidence for the conclusion that the Student believes at least part of the Old Man's claim about the Student's father.
3. What claim does the Old Man make about altruism and what does the claim demonstrate about his character?
4. In what way does Strindberg use physicality to illustrate the tyranny present within the Old Man's character?
5. Why does the Student begin to cry once he has seen the Girl?
6. What claims does the Old Man make about the Student's father in Act I?
7. What information does the Student learn about the Old Man's treatment of the powerful during his conversation with Johansson?
8. Which character in the play is characterized as having been born on a Sunday and why is this detail significant?
9. What is demonstrated about the Student's character within his response to the Old Man's accusations against the Student's father?
10. What supreme desire does the Old Man claim to hold dear when he speaks to the Student?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze Strindberg from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of The Ghost Sonata and analyze Strindberg’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.
Essay Topic 3
Could The Ghost Sonata be classified as a coming-of-age narrative in the form of a play? Why or why not?
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