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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Mrs. Linde give Krogstad for her coming to town?
(a) to find a better job
(b) to flee her home life
(c) to find a better apartment
(d) to be with him

2. What does Rank say he will send Nora, when he knows he is about to die?
(a) a card with a black star
(b) a card with a black border
(c) a card with a black cross
(d) a card with a black angel

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

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

5. What does Nora put on herself, when Torvald goes in to read the letters?
(a) her heavy cloak
(b) her Italian shawl
(c) Mrs. Linde's old coat
(d) Torvald's domino costume

6. What does Nora initially tell Torvald is her reason for her wrongdoing?
(a) loving him above anything else
(b) not knowing what she was doing could be considered wrong
(c) saving the children from being fatherless and penniless
(d) acting selfishly because she couldn't lose him

7. What simile does Torvald use to describe how he will protect Nora?
(a) He says he will protect her like a ground squirrel frightened by a bird of prey's shadow.
(b) He says he will protect her like a wounded deer saved from a hunter's arrow.
(c) He says he will protect her like a baby chick fallen from a nest.
(d) He says he will protect her like a hunted dove saved from a hawk's claws.

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

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

10. How does Krogstad respond to the maid's message?
(a) He doesn't believe it and refuses to leave.
(b) He storms into the house and goes straight to Torvald's study.
(c) He promises to come back with the police.
(d) He goes away but keeps returning.

11. Would Nora's idea to get the money from Doctor Rank have worked?
(a) No, Doctor Rank would never have given Nora the money.
(b) Yes, but Krogstad would have demanded more than the value of the bond.
(c) Yes, Krogstad won't tell Torvald if Nora is prepared to pay off the bond.
(d) No, Krogstad would never have given up the bond.

12. What does Mrs. Linde tell Nora to do?
(a) take Torvald out of the house
(b) confess to Torvald
(c) bring Torvald to Krogstad's house
(d) stop Torvald from getting the mail

13. What does Doctor Rank offer to do?
(a) explain to Torvald what has happened
(b) apologize to Mrs. Linde
(c) send Nora a present
(d) leave forever

14. What does Helmer find in the lock of the mailbox?
(a) a sewing needle
(b) a wire from a brush
(c) a broken hairpin
(d) a broken key

15. What does Nora tell Torvald about the cards from Doctor Rank?
(a) They are a joke from Doctor Rank.
(b) She doesn't know what they mean.
(c) They mean Doctor Rank is dying.
(d) They mean Doctor Rank is no longer their friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What stops Torvald from coming into the room?

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

3. What does Nora do with the item of clothing "to punish" Doctor Rank?

4. Where does Mrs. Linde propose to go, after Nora tells her what's happened?

5. What does Torvald say he did for Nora?

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