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

2. When Brand sees the valley for the first time, what does Brand realize about the land he has just entered?

3. Where does Elinar know Brand from?

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

5. When Brand addresses the men who have come to the Woman's house, where does he say the left eye turns toward?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Brand refuse to take the blame from the townsfolk?

2. Gerd does not want Brand to go to the church in the valley. Why not? What church does Gerd want Brand to go to?

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

4. What different attempts does Brand's mother make to get him to come to her on her deathbed?

5. What are the conditions of Brand receiving his mother's fortune?

6. Why does Gerd chase the hawk?

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

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

9. What lie does the Mayor tell the defectors that gets them to return to town?

10. In the Mayor's mind, how does Brand throw a wrench in the Mayor's plan to build?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the following lines: "One day the light will dawn, replete: the greatest triumph is defeat!" (Brand- Act 3, l 592-593). Discuss the comparison that Brand is making. Why is he making this comparison? What is unusual about the comparison?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the conversation between Brand and Gerd in Act 5 l 1694-1703. What is Gerd saying about Brand? Do you agree with Gerd and see Brand as the Savior? What about a martyr, or as a stigmatic? Why?

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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