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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. Tom insists that Hovstad wait to print the report in the paper until what in Act I Scene 2?
2. What occupant of the town is the commander of a ship which travels all over the world?
3. What is causing the waste in the water, according to the report?
4. In Act I Scene 2, Tom accuses Peter of being unable to admit that he approved the construction of the Springs where?
5. In Act I Scene 2, Hovstad says he sees this situation as his opportunity to keep his word in doing 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 Hovstad note about Aslaksen in Act I Scene 2? What does Hovstad intend to do when he departs?
3. What is Peter's initial response to the report in Act I Scene 2?
4. With whom did Peter have a discussion about the issue in Act I Scene 2? What was the conclusion?
5. What does Peter suggest Tom do instead of releasing the report in Act I Scene 2? What is Tom's reaction?
6. How long had Tom suspected problems with the water? How did he come to his actions in Act I Scene 1?
7. Who is Mr. Aslaksen and why does he come by in Act I Scene 2?
8. What does Tom assert of Peter's views in Act I Scene 1?
9. 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?
10. In Act I Scene 2, what does Tom awaken to? What does he suspect of Peter?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the central subject of debate in the play. How is the pollution in the water described? How "fixable" is the issue?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
How does the term "free thinking" function in "An Enemy of the People"?
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