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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brand do to lighten the dark room of the parsonage?

2. In the opening of Act 5, Scene 3, what are the weather conditions like?

3. What word does Agnes hate to hear?

4. What does Gerd see when see examines Brand's hands?

5. What does the Mayor expect Brand to wear during his sermon in the new church?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the relevance of the "form" at the end of the play? What news does the "form" bring? What is Brand's reaction to the form?

Essay Topic 2

Consider the following lines: "One day the light will dawn, replete: the greatest triumph is defeat!" (Brand- Act 3, l 592-593). Discuss the comparison that Brand is making. Why is he making this comparison? What is unusual about the comparison?

Essay Topic 3

Explain why one may see Brand as both an exceptional missionary and a destructive person. Compare and contrast both of these sides of Brand. Why do they seem to balance each other out so well? Or do they?

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