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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. Catherine stuns Tom and Petra in Act I Scene 2 when she says, "What good is truth, without" what?

2. What aspect of a water system overhaul does Peter accuse Tom of overlooking in Act I Scene 2?

3. 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?

4. What does Tom's eldest child bring to him in Act I Scene 1?

5. How old is Ejlif?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Peter tell Tom he is going to do with Kirsten Springs in Act I Scene 2? What is Tom's response?

3. What is Peter's initial response to the report in Act I Scene 2?

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

5. Discuss the truth in Act I Scene 2. How does the playwright establish "the truth" in the narrative?

6. Who is Mr. Aslaksen and why does he come by in Act I Scene 2?

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

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

9. Who has arrived at the beginning of Act I Scene 1? Where is Tom Stockmann?

10. What does Hovstad see the situation as in Act I Scene 2? What is his principle personal battle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Analyze and discuss the scene between Peter and Tom in Act I Scene 2, identifying the actions and objectives of each character. What does Peter want Tom to do? How does he go about getting his objective met?

Essay Topic 3

Newspapers today pride themselves on their willingness to print the truth. But do they always print the truth? Or do they sometimes bow to the same forces that pressured Hovstad to abandon publication of Dr. Stockmann's story?

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