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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 role is Bengtsson assigned during the ghost supper?
2. The family name claimed by the Colonel has been "extinct" (25) for over how many years, according to the Old Man?
3. The Old Man tells the Mummy that her husband is pursuing a divorce so that he can marry the daughter of which character?
4. At what type of performance does the Colonel first meet the Student?
5. When the Mummy unleashes a tirade against the Old Man, who is NOT named among the Old Man's victims?
Short Essay Questions
1. For what reason is the Mummy "unable to tolerate" the "sight of her own daughter" (19)?
2. How does Strindberg subvert traditional notions about family within Act II?
3. Where are the Student and the Girl when the Mummy forces the Old Man into the cupboard and why is this detail significant?
4. What threat does the Old Man make to the hosts of the ghost supper and how does the Mummy respond?
5. For what reason is the gathering in Act II referred to as a "ghost supper," (18) according to Bengtsson?
6. What does the Colonel have in his hand when he first meets the Old Man and what is the object's significance?
7. 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)?
8. What truth is eventually revealed about the connection between the Milkmaid and the Old Man?
9. Discuss a moment in the play when a character uses a literary device in conjunction with the topic of animals.
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explicate the theme of altruism within The Ghost Sonata. What is Strindberg’s message regarding the performance of good deeds and how do you know?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay proving that The Ghost Sonata is a work of Expressionism, Surrealism, Absurdism, or some combination.
Essay Topic 3
How do the themes of control and secrecy function within The Ghost Sonata and what is Strindberg’s message regarding these themes?
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