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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. Why didn't Torvald make money at his previous profession?

2. How long has Krogstad known Torvald?

3. Where did Nora and Torvald travel to cure Torvald's illness?

4. What job has Torvald just accepted?

5. How did Mrs. Linde travel to the area?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Krogstad's response when Nora tells him she can't help him?

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

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

5. What is Nora's attitude towards the law?

6. Why does Torvald say that his wife asking him to keeps Krogstad means he could never do it?

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

8. What distracts Nora from decorating the Christmas tree?

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

10. Why is Torvald reluctant to give Nora money for Christmas?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Compare Nora and Torvald's systems of values.

1) What do Nora and Torvald value most? What are their priorities?

2) Why do Nora and Torvald each assume that the other has a similar system of values to their own?

3) Why have Nora and Torvald never discussed values and priorities?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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