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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 beverages are Tom, Catherine, Hovstad, and Captain Horster drinking when Tom's eldest child enters in Act I Scene 1?

2. Tom insists that Hovstad wait to print the report in the paper until what in Act I Scene 2?

3. In Act I Scene 2, Hovstad claims to have been what his entire life?

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

5. What did Peter say in his note to Tom in the beginning of Act I Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. In Act I Scene 2, what does Tom awaken to? What does he suspect of Peter?

9. With whom did Peter have a discussion about the issue in Act I Scene 2? What was the conclusion?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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

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