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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. In Act II Scene 2, Billing tells Catherine that the meeting will prove to not be a place for what?
2. Who is the first person who enters as the captain is tidying up in Act II Scene 2?
3. What refers to a government by the people or their elected representatives?
4. In the beginning of Act II Scene 1, Hovstad tells Billing to lower his voice because who is in earshot?
5. What is the setting of Act II Scene 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who suggests Tom be declared an enemy of the people? What is the crowd's reaction?
2. What suggestion about Tom does Billing make in Act II Scene 1?
3. Where does Act II Scene 2 begin? Why is Horster a part of the assembly?
4. After Tom leaves in Act II Scene 1, What do Hovstad and Aslaksen discuss about him?
5. What conversation does Petra have with Peter in Act II Scene 2?
6. What does Tom threaten when the crowd attempts to silence him in Act II Scene 2?
7. What does Petra bring to the office in Act II Scene 1? What does she remark about it?
8. What conversation does Catherine have with Horster and Billing in the beginning of Act II Scene 2?
9. What does Tom tell Hovstad to do when he enters in Act II Scene 1? Why?
10. What does Tom do with Peter's hat and coat in the end of Act II Scene 1?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
In "An Enemy of the People", the mayor attempts to keep the public from the information in the report to protect himself. In your own community, do you recall any instance in which a local government, business, factory, school district, newspaper, or another entity attempted to withhold vital information from the public?
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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