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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tom insists that Hovstad wait to print the report in the paper until what in Act I Scene 2?
(a) He talks to Peter.
(b) He informs the city council.
(c) A second sample is tested.
(d) The next day.

2. Peter Stockmann is described as nearing what age?
(a) 65.
(b) 50.
(c) 70.
(d) 60.

3. In Act I Scene 2, Hovstad refers to the situation as what and plans to portray it as such in the newspaper?
(a) A scandal.
(b) A joke.
(c) An epidemic.
(d) Very interesting.

4. In Act I Scene 1, the mayor boasts that new medicinal bath center will be as popular as those where?
(a) Springville.
(b) Mammoth.
(c) Carlsbad.
(d) Iceland.

5. Who is the assistant editor of The People's Daily Messenger?
(a) Mr. Aslaksen.
(b) Mr. Hovstad.
(c) Mr. Kill.
(d) Mr. Billing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many pages is the report?

2. Who is the mayor of the town in "An Enemy of the People"?

3. Tom responds to Catherine's doubts in Act I Scene I saying that he has all of the what?

4. In Act I Scene 2, when Tom vows to stand up for his findings, Peter warns him that he will see to it that what?

5. Where is Tom employed as an adviser?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Tom in Act I Scene 1, what must be done to correct the problem with the water? What does he do with the report?

2. What thematic question is posed regarding Tom and Peter in Act I Scene 1?

3. How long had Tom suspected problems with the water? How did he come to his actions in Act I Scene 1?

4. What announcement does Tom make after reading his letter in Act I Scene 1?

5. What does Peter assert about the springs in Act I Scene 1?

6. What children does Tom return with in Act I Scene 1? What does he remark about his children and how does this impact Peter?

7. What does Tom tell Hovstad to do regarding the report in Act I Scene 1? What is the immediate reaction to the news?

8. What does Tom assert of Peter's views in Act I Scene 1?

9. What does Tom allude to in Act I Scene 1 that implies the coming problems?

10. What conversation do Tom and Hovstad share over the society in Act I Scene 2?

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