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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nora say Doctor Rank can pretend about her dancing?
(a) that she's dancing a message from God
(b) that she's dancing for him
(c) that she's dancing a healing ritual
(d) that she's dancing well

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

3. How does Rank say Nora and Torvald will respond to his death?
(a) He says they will mourn for a long time.
(b) He says they will dance on his grave.
(c) He says they will be sad for three seasons.
(d) He says they will soon forget him.

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

5. What does Krogstad say he will do with the bond?
(a) burn it
(b) hide it in a safe place
(c) give it to Torvald
(d) keep it

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

7. 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 heartless
(d) that she is generous and kind

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

9. What reason does Mrs. Linde give for being at the Helmers' apartment?
(a) She says she's been doing some sewing for Nora.
(b) She says she's waiting to see Nora's dress.
(c) She says she forgot a purse last time she visited.
(d) She says she wants to loan Nora a book.

10. Why did Nora like talking to the maids when she lived at her father's house?
(a) They sang songs and told stories.
(b) They understood what it was like to be a woman.
(c) They didn't moralize.
(d) They knew lots of secrets.

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

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

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

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

15. What is Krogstad's initial reaction to the fact that the Helmers are at a dance?
(a) anger
(b) surprise
(c) fear
(d) laughter

Short Answer Questions

1. What stops Nora from leaving?

2. What are Krogstad and Nora talking about, that both considered but neither had the courage for?

3. What's the first thing Krogstad suggests Nora is considering?

4. While Tovald is reading the letters, what is Nora thinking of doing?

5. What confuses Rank about Nora's behavior?

(see the answer keys)

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