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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. According to Tom in Act I Scene 1, the report confirms that the water contains what?
2. Hovstad leaves in Act I Scene 2 planning to do what until the report is printed in the paper?
3. Catherine boasts in Act I Scene 1 that Tom literally "invented" what?
4. What department's finding in Act I Scene 2 states that if the overhaul of the water system is necessary, it is not an emergency and can wait?
5. Tom Stockmann theorizes that the unsafe water that pours into Kirsten Springs originates where?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who has arrived at the beginning of Act I Scene 1? Where is Tom Stockmann?
2. What does Peter assert about the springs in Act I Scene 1?
3. What does Hovstad note about Aslaksen in Act I Scene 2? What does Hovstad intend to do when he departs?
4. What guests come in as Catherine's father is leaving in Act I Scene 1? What discussion do they have?
5. How long had Tom suspected problems with the water? How did he come to his actions in Act I Scene 1?
6. What does Tom allude to in Act I Scene 1 that implies the coming problems?
7. What children does Tom return with in Act I Scene 1? What does he remark about his children and how does this impact Peter?
8. What is Peter's initial response to the report in Act I Scene 2?
9. What does Peter tell Tom he is going to do with Kirsten Springs in Act I Scene 2? What is Tom's response?
10. Discuss the truth in Act I Scene 2. How does the playwright establish "the truth" in the narrative?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why did Ibsen (and Miller) include the character of Captain Horster? What role does Horster play in the narrative?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the correlation between the environmental debate in the play and our society today. How might the play reflect events such as the BP Oil Spill or Global Warming?
Essay Topic 3
Compare the characters of Petra and Tom Stockmann. What similarities do they share? What differences?
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