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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 word refers to a person who betrays another, a cause, or any trust?

2. When Peter arrives in Act I Scene 2, he expresses disappointment that Tom did what behind his back?

3. What is the name of Tom Stockmann's wife?

4. What is the name of the newly constructed medicinal bath center just on the outskirts of the town?

5. How old is Ejlif?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

10. What argument do Peter and Catherine have in Act I Scene 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the characters of Petra and Tom Stockmann. What similarities do they share? What differences?

Essay Topic 2

Why did Ibsen (and Miller) include the character of Captain Horster? What role does Horster play in the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the central subject of debate in the play. How is the pollution in the water described? How "fixable" is the issue?

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