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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nora going to the costume ball as?

2. What inconsistency did Mrs. Linde notice in what Doctor Rank said?

3. What game does Nora play with her children?

4. Why does Krogstad want his job at the bank?

5. Who else was supposed to sign the document?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. Linde feel, now that no one's depending on her financially anymore?

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

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

4. What is Nora's reaction to seeing Mrs. Linde?

5. Where is Torvald when Nora comes home, and what is its significance?

6. Why doesn't Nora talk to Torvald about her old friends?

7. What was Nora's attitude toward Krogstad when she first borrowed money from him?

8. Why does Mrs. Linde think Torvald might still be ill?

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

10. Why does Torvald ask Nora to name a "reasonable" present?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the definition of marriage in the play.

1) What is Nora's idea of marriage? How does her idea of marriage change throughout the play, and what does she mean by the true wedlock she wishes for at the end of the play?

2) What is Mrs. Linde's idea of marriage? What did her former marriage mean to her, and how is it different from her proposed union with Krogstad?

3) What is Torvald's idea of marriage? How does he define his relationship with Nora?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of parents' influence on children in the play.

1) How was Nora influenced by her father? Was his influence a good or bad one? Why is Nora so often compared to her father?

2) Why is Torvald concerned about Krogstad's children? Why does he threaten to take the children away from Nora's influence?

3) What are Nora's beliefs about parents' influence on children at the end of the play?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the play's treatment of lies and deception.

1) Nora lies to Torvald about macaroons, about working to pay off a loan, and about borrowing money without his consent. How does Nora view her own deception? Why does she lie?

2) How does Torvald view lying? How does he react to Nora's lies when he discovers them? How does he react to Krogstad's deceitful behavior?

3) How do the characters lie to and deceive themselves? Is the atmosphere of deceit in the Helmer household unhealthy?

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