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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Krogstad think of Mrs. Linde?
(a) that she is too good for him
(b) that she is plotting and manipulative
(c) that she is generous and kind
(d) that she is heartless

2. What does Torvald say he did for Nora?
(a) ignored her father's wrongdoings
(b) ignored the signs of mental weakness in Nora
(c) gave up the chance of marrying an upstanding woman
(d) gave up the life of a happy bachelor

3. What does Krogstad compare himself to?
(a) a gambler out of money
(b) a condemned prisoner
(c) a recluse in a cave
(d) a shipwrecked man

4. How was Nora's dance received by the guests at the party?
(a) The guests enjoyed her dance.
(b) The guests were offended and started to leave.
(c) The guests were angered and asked her to leave.
(d) The guests were embarrassed by her dance.

5. What sign tells Mrs. Linde that the Helmers will be returning soon?
(a) She hears a toast.
(b) She hears the clock strike midnight.
(c) She hears the Tarantella upstairs.
(d) She sees a light in the upstairs window.

6. What's the first thing Krogstad suggests Nora is considering?
(a) stealing the bond
(b) turning herself over to the police
(c) running away
(d) killing him

7. Who does Krogstad intend to tell about the bond?
(a) Torvald
(b) the bank officers
(c) the newspapers
(d) the police

8. What excuse does Nora give Doctor Rank about who has arrived?
(a) She says it's a Christmas present for Torvald.
(b) She says it's a new hat for her costume.
(c) She says it's a dress she ordered.
(d) She says it's the boy from the butcher's.

9. What stops Nora from leaving?
(a) Nora's doubts about leaving her children
(b) Torvald, coming out of his study
(c) Nora's doubts about what is in the letter
(d) the maid coming in from the kitchen

10. What does Torvald say about Mrs. Linde after she leaves?
(a) that she's a bore
(b) that she's pushy
(c) that he doesn't trust her
(d) that he admires her

11. What does Doctor Rank want from Helmer?
(a) a cigar
(b) a hat
(c) a nightcap
(d) a book

12. Why does Mrs. Linde want to meet Krogstad at Nora's house?
(a) to have privacy
(b) so Torvald will be nearby
(c) so he doesn't know where she lives
(d) so Nora will be nearby

13. How does Krogstad come to Nora's house, so that he's not seen?
(a) He comes up the back stairs.
(b) He comes through a window.
(c) He waits out on the street.
(d) He comes from the floor above.

14. Who does Nora say must have been tampering with the mailbox?
(a) Mrs. Linde
(b) a guest from the party
(c) the children
(d) the maid

15. What item of clothing does Nora show Doctor Rank from her box?
(a) silk stockings
(b) a garter
(c) lace gloves
(d) a silk scarf

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Nora instructed the maid to tell Krogstad?

2. What does Torvald call Nora's explanation?

3. What criticism does Torvald make of Nora's Tarantella dance at the party?

4. How much money does Krogstad say he will ask Torvald for?

5. How does Nora answer, when Torvald asks if she understands what she has done?

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