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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. How does Nora answer, when Torvald asks if she understands what she has done?
(a) She says that she doesn't know what it means anymore.
(b) She says that she never understood.
(c) She says that she understood from the beginning.
(d) She says that yes, she is beginning to understand.

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

3. What does Torvald do with the bond when he receives it?
(a) He keeps it to remind him of what Nora has done.
(b) He reads it and then burns it with a lighter.
(c) He throws it in the stove without looking at it.
(d) He reads it and tears it up, trampling it on the ground.

4. How much money does Krogstad say he will ask Torvald for?
(a) 750 pounds
(b) nothing
(c) 1,000 pounds
(d) 500 pounds

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Linde tell Nora to do?

2. What reason does Nora give the maid to keep Krogstad's visit secret?

3. Why is Doctor Rank jealous of Mrs. Linde?

4. What does Krogstad say he will do with the bond?

5. What stops Torvald from coming into the room?

Short Essay Questions

1. After news of Doctor Rank's impending death, what does Torvald say that he often wishes?

2. Why does Krogstad say it would be useless for Nora to kill herself?

3. Why can't Nora ask Doctor Rank for help, after he tells her his feelings?

4. Why does Helmer say he prefers embroidery to knitting?

5. What comparison does Nora seem to be making between her father and Torvald?

6. What is the significance of Nora calling for the lamp?

7. What is Nora's reaction when the maid hands her the card from whoever has arrived at the door?

8. Describe Rank's ideas of costumes for himself and Nora at the next fancy dress ball.

9. What does Nora tell Torvald she needs his help to do, in order to keep him distracted?

10. What excuse does Nora make, so she doesn't have to explain the favor she wanted?

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