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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 did Peer pretend to be when he was a young child?

2. What frightens the King and the creatures fighting Peer?

3. Peer's mother hopes something will happen to Peer during the wedding. What does she hope will happen?

4. What does Peer brag about when he wakes up in Act 2, Scene 7?

5. What does Peer say he feels for all women?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Peer describe the tree he is cutting down at the beginning of Act 3?

2. Where does Peer find himself when he wakes up after his attack?

3. What does Peer decide to do after his mother's death?

4. What happens when Peer has a vision?

5. What happens when Peer finds an onion in the woods?

6. What does Solveig do when she hears Peer bragging after he wakes up from his attack?

7. What does Peer wonder about as he heads to Ingrid's wedding?

8. What does Solveig do when she sees Peer at the end of the play?

9. How does Anitra abandon Peer?

10. What is the life philosophy that the Troll King preaches, and how does it differ from the human philosophy on life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Personal identity is one of the main themes in this book. Where does this theme appear, and how does its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Belonging and security are two themes present in this play. Where do these themes appear, and which characters were most motivated by them?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the forms of foreshadowing used in this book, and how do those moments affect the course of the plot?

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