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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. What does the Mummy do when Bengtsson asks her to whistle?
2. Whose mistress is Beatrice von Holsteinkrona?
3. The Old Man orders everyone to leave the ghost supper, with the exception of which two characters?
4. What does the Old Man want the Colonel to do with his own "devoted servant" (25)?
5. What is NOT an object the Old Man demands that the Colonel remove in Act II?
Short Essay Questions
1. When the Old Man declares everything in the Colonel's house as now belonging to him, what items does the Colonel claim can never be taken away from him?
2. How does Strindberg subvert traditional notions about family within Act II?
3. Identify an instance of comic relief within the play and discuss its purpose.
4. In what way does the Old Man respond to the Colonel's claim that he has two things that the Old Man "cannot possess" (25)?
5. What threat does the Old Man make to the hosts of the ghost supper and how does the Mummy respond?
6. Which character is depicted within the portrait in the Round Room and what is the portrait's symbolism?
7. What does the Colonel have in his hand when he first meets the Old Man and what is the object's significance?
8. For what reason is the Mummy "unable to tolerate" the "sight of her own daughter" (19)?
9. In what way does the motif of dreams emerge within Act II and why does Strindberg use the motif to show a similarity between the Student and Johannson?
10. What truth is eventually revealed about the connection between the Milkmaid and the Old Man?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Could The Ghost Sonata be classified as a coming-of-age narrative in the form of a play? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Analyze Strindberg from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?
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