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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. Who does Hovstad accuse of being cowardly and in fear of standing up to authority in Act I Scene 2?
2. How much does Peter say an overhaul of the water system would cost in Act I Scene 2?
3. Who separates Peter and Tom when they almost come to blows in Act I Scene 2?
4. In Act I Scene 1, the mayor boasts that new medicinal bath center will be as popular as those where?
5. What is the name of the newly constructed medicinal bath center just on the outskirts of the town?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Tom tell Hovstad to do regarding the report in Act I Scene 1? What is the immediate reaction to the news?
2. What does Tom assert of Peter's views in Act I Scene 1?
3. Who is Mr. Aslaksen and why does he come by in Act I Scene 2?
4. What does Hovstad see the situation as in Act I Scene 2? What is his principle personal battle?
5. What is Peter's initial response to the report in Act I Scene 2?
6. What thematic question is posed regarding Tom and Peter in Act I Scene 1?
7. What does Peter tell Tom he is going to do with Kirsten Springs in Act I Scene 2? What is Tom's response?
8. With whom did Peter have a discussion about the issue in Act I Scene 2? What was the conclusion?
9. What does Tom allude to in Act I Scene 1 that implies the coming problems?
10. What guests come in as Catherine's father is leaving in Act I Scene 1? What discussion do they have?
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
Discuss the role of the print media in the narrative. What is the playwright suggesting about our own society and culture?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the literary element of theme. How does theme differ from subject? How does the theme of "the nature of truth" apply to the narrative?
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