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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Torvald's attitude toward borrowing money?
(a) Torvald believes in borrowing money whenever you need it.
(b) Torvald believes you should only borrow money if you know you can pay it back quickly.
(c) Torvald believes you should only borrow money in a true emergency.
(d) Torvald is against any borrowing whatsoever.

2. What is Nora going to the costume ball as?
(a) a Neapolitan fisher-girl
(b) a Sicilian dancing girl
(c) a Genoan farmgirl
(d) a Corsican peasant

3. What does Nora say will happen if the loan comes to light?
(a) Torvald will pay off the loan.
(b) Torvald and her will be destitute.
(c) Torvald will never trust her again.
(d) Torvald will leave her.

4. What idea does Mrs. Linde inadvertently put into Nora's head?
(a) to claim Krogstad took unfair advantage of her
(b) to ask Doctor Rank to take responsibility for the false signature
(c) to ask Doctor Rank to help her pay off her debt
(d) to steal the incriminating paper from Krogstad

5. What does Krogstad compare falsifying the signature to?
(a) Krogstad compares Nora's crime to a starving boy stealing bread.
(b) Krogstad compares Nora's crime to a raccoon breaking into a kitchen.
(c) Krogstad compares Nora's crime to a child breaking a toy.
(d) Krogstad compares Nora's crime to his own.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Torvald NOT call Nora?

2. Why does Mrs. Linde come by Nora's house?

3. What does Nora think Krogstad is threatening her with?

4. What reason does Nora give for wanting Krogstad to keep his job?

5. What made Torvald ill?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Mrs. Linde's reaction to Krogstad's entrance?

2. What is the significance of Nora mentioning the first of the month to Krogstad?

3. Why is Torvald looking forward to the Christmas dinner?

4. What does Mrs. Linde hope Nora can do for her?

5. Why does Nora confess to Mrs. Linde that her father didn't give her the money for the trip that saved Torvald's life?

6. What distracts Nora from decorating the Christmas tree?

7. What is Nora's reaction to Torvald's example?

8. How does Torvald react to Nora saying his reason for firing Krogstad is narrow-minded?

9. Why does Nora say she wants to tear the fancy-dress costumes into a hundred thousand pieces?

10. What does Doctor Rank say about Krogstad's character?

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