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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. Gerd arrives just after the Man leaves. What is Gerd saying has happened?

2. What does Einar claim Brand has of his?

3. At the opening of Act 2, Scene One, what is the mayor handing out to the townsfolk?

4. Why does Agnes believe "all earthly souls are doomed to fail?"

5. Brand's mother sends news that she has offered half of her fortune to God. Brand still refuses to go see her. What is Brand's mother's second offering?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Mayor contest Brand's viewpoint of the church being too small?

2. What is the peasant willing to give up, and not give up, for a priest to visit his ailing daughter?

3. Why does Gerd chase the hawk?

4. During the conversation between the Dean and Brand before the opening of the church, what does the Dean tell Brand are his obligations?

5. Explain what the form that appears to Brand tells him.

6. What act of nature happens as Brand if giving the townsfolk and Mayor trouble about their predicament?

7. After leaving Einar and Agnes, what does Brand recognize about the valley he has come to?

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

9. Why does Agnes get upset with Brand's choice to stay at the settlement?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Mayor and Brand are at war throughout the novel. Describe two of their arguments. Who do you believe to be the stronger man? Why do you believe this? Be sure to use textual evidence.

Essay Topic 2

What is the relevance of Gerd's hawk? What does her hawk symbolize? What is the importance of the hawk to the meaning behind the play?

Essay Topic 3

What is the relevance of the "form" at the end of the play? What news does the "form" bring? What is Brand's reaction to the form?

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