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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 Oswald ask for at the end of the play?

2. Why does Nora leave Torvald?

3. What event is Dr. Rank very frank about with Nora?

4. What is Nora carrying as she enters Act 1?

5. What is the significance of the orphanage's unveiling ceremony?

Short Essay Questions

1. What secret does Nora confess to Mrs. Linde about her and Torvald's trip to Italy?

2. How is Nora's transformation symbolized in her costume?

3. How is Nora afraid that her lies will affect the household?

4. What does Nora outwardly hope for at the end of Act 2, and what does she inwardly fear?

5. How does Krogstad attempt to blackmail Nora?

6. What is ironic about Pastor Manders accidentally burning down the orphanage?

7. Why does Nora decline asking her favor from Dr. Rank?

8. Why does Krogstad agree to withdraw his letter to Torvald?

9. What does Regine do when she learns how closely related she and Oswald are?

10. What is Oswald's first inkling that perhaps his father was not as virtuous as he thought?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider two of the four plays in the collection. How are the main characters similar? How are they different? What are the goals of the character and how do they attempt to achieve them? Are there common themes in both works? Which of the plays was written first? Are there marked differences in the thematic and plot elements used? Be sure to include properly cited quotations to enhance the argument.

Essay Topic 2

Examine Pastor Manders of GHOSTS. Though he is the spiritual figurehead of the community, is he in denial of his true nature? Can any conclusions be drawn in his behavior toward Mrs. Alving? Toward Regine? When he finds out that Engstrand lied to him, how does he react? Why does he agree to finance Engstrand's sailor's home? What is his main concern?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the climax and the secondary climax of HEDDA GABLER. In which acts do these events occur? How does the secondary climax lead to the ultimate resolution in the play? What other events lead up to the play's final, climactic moment?

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