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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the one condition Brand's mother tells him regarding her fortune that is left to him?
(a) He must leave the settlement.
(b) He must not gamble with his life.
(c) He must never be seen with Agnes again.
(d) He must marry Gerd.

2. What does the doctor compare Brand to when speaking to Brand about Alf.
(a) A prisioner.
(b) A snake.
(c) A sheep.
(d) A shipwrecked man.

3. Who does Brand claim sent Gerd to him?
(a) God.
(b) The doctor.
(c) The mayor.
(d) The Man.

4. When Brand enters the fjord, why does the Mayor ask Brand for money?
(a) Because Brand looks wealthy.
(b) Because the Mayor wants to build a new lodge.
(c) Because the town is in the middle of a long famine.
(d) Because a hurricane has destroyed the town.

5. Although the Man tells Brand that he has helped the people of the settlement, what does Brand claim is the problem with the people?
(a) They do not really care.
(b) They are helpless.
(c) They are blind.
(d) They are deaf.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the squall hits the fjord, what do the townsfolk threaten Brand with?

2. What does the Woman need who runs into the town as the squall hits?

3. What does Brand tell the Mayor is his cause in life?

4. Brand claims to know the enemy. Who does Brand believe the enemy to be?

5. Upon Brand's mother's deathbed, what does she proclaim?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Gerd chase the hawk?

2. Why does the Mayor try to shake Brand's hand and why does Brand refuse?

3. How did the townsfolk react to the old church being torn down?

4. What does Brand believe Agnes must do to complete her dependence on Alf's memory?

5. After decorating for Christmas, Agnes says that she is going to bring out all of her treasure. What does her treasure consist of?

6. After the Doctor leaves, what does the Man who comes to visit Brand come to warn him of?

7. Why do Einar and Agnes not see the precipice?

8. What does Brand's mother have to tell him about her fortune?

9. Why is Brand not excited about the new church?

10. Brand decides to help the woman whose husband needs a priest. What dangerous act must Brand perform to get to her home?

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