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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 loves to watch his kids eat since they are the ones who will do what?
(a) Grow up someday.
(b) Reinvent the wheel.
(c) Look after him when he's old.
(d) Stir up the future.

2. How long does Peter say an overhaul of the water system would take in Act I Scene 2?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 5 years.

3. Tom Stockmann theorizes that the unsafe water that pours into Kirsten Springs originates where?
(a) Windmill Valley.
(b) Atomic Alley.
(c) Millville.
(d) Coal Point.

4. How much does Peter say an overhaul of the water system would cost in Act I Scene 2?
(a) One million crowns.
(b) Hundreds of thousands of crowns.
(c) Seventy thousand crowns.
(d) Five million crowns.

5. What occupant of the town is the commander of a ship which travels all over the world?
(a) Captain Hamblin.
(b) Captain Haley.
(c) Captain Horster.
(d) Captain Holiday.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act I Scene 1, the mayor boasts that new medicinal bath center will be as popular as those where?

2. Where did Tom go to help the poor and afflicted when he was younger?

3. What does Peter say would plummet if the report were to be released in Act I Scene 2?

4. How old is Ejlif?

5. What is the profession of Tom Stockmann's eldest child?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What guests come in as Catherine's father is leaving in Act I Scene 1? What discussion do they have?

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

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

5. What does Peter suggest Tom do instead of releasing the report in Act I Scene 2? What is Tom's reaction?

6. 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?

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

8. Who stops by Tom's residence first in Act I Scene 2? Why?

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

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

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