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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. After Brand helps the Woman's husband, some men from the settlement arrive. What have they brought with them?

2. Agnes, holding Alf, is watching the conversation between Gerd and Brand. What does Gerd call Alf?

3. Brand refuses to change his beliefs. What does Brand say to Agnes in reply to her questioning him?

4. Although the Man tells Brand that he has helped the people of the settlement, what does Brand claim is the problem with the people?

5. What is the one condition Brand's mother tells him regarding her fortune that is left to him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. After Brand agrees that he and Agnes must leave their home, Brand changes his mind. Why?

4. Three years after last seeing his mother, why is Brand scanning the fjord in front of his home?

5. Why are Agnes and Brand not worried about the life of their son Alf?

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

7. After the congregation comes to find Brand to begin the service, why does Brand say that he is mad (crazy)?

8. Why does Agnes get angry at Brand about having to close the blinds?

9. Why does the word "churchyard" bother Agnes?

10. What is the Mayor really saying to Brand when talking to him about Brand's mother's fortune?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Brand has a sense of a divine mission given to him by God. Discuss 2-3 references throughout the play and how they point to Brand's calling.

Essay Topic 2

A few times throughout the play Brand's strength weakens. Choose one of these instances and discuss the following:

1) What is happening to cause Brand's strength to falter?

2) What initial decision does Brand make regarding this issue?

3) What changes in Brand to force him to re-commit to his beliefs?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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