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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 aspect of a water system overhaul does Peter accuse Tom of overlooking in Act I Scene 2?
2. In Act I Scene 2, Hovstad refers to the situation as what and plans to portray it as such in the newspaper?
3. Who does Hovstad accuse of being cowardly and in fear of standing up to authority in Act I Scene 2?
4. Peter Stockmann is described as nearing what age?
5. Peter claims in Act I, Scene 1 that while Tom has lots of good ideas, it takes a person like himself to do what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What guests come in as Catherine's father is leaving in Act I Scene 1? What discussion do they have?
2. What does Tom assert of Peter's views in Act I Scene 1?
3. What thematic question is posed regarding Tom and Peter in Act I Scene 1?
4. What does Peter suggest Tom do instead of releasing the report in Act I Scene 2? What is Tom's reaction?
5. Who stops by Tom's residence first in Act I Scene 2? Why?
6. What does Peter say of his reputation in Act I Scene 2?
7. With whom did Peter have a discussion about the issue in Act I Scene 2? What was the conclusion?
8. Who is Mr. Aslaksen and why does he come by in Act I Scene 2?
9. What does Hovstad note about Aslaksen in Act I Scene 2? What does Hovstad intend to do when he departs?
10. How long had Tom suspected problems with the water? How did he come to his actions in Act I Scene 1?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In "An Enemy of the People", the mayor attempts to keep the public from the information in the report to protect himself. In your own community, do you recall any instance in which a local government, business, factory, school district, newspaper, or another entity attempted to withhold vital information from the public?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Tom Stockmann as the protagonist of the play. What characteristics does Tom embody in the first scene?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the life and career of Arthur Miller. What did Miller write about his decision to adapt Ibsen's "An Enemy of the People"?
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