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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. Who does Nora say she wants to come help her with the costumes?

2. What game does Nora play with her children?

3. How does Torvald say he felt when Nora was busy for three weeks?

4. What idea does Mrs. Linde inadvertently put into Nora's head?

5. What is Nora's attitude toward her children?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Nora fake her father's signature?

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

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

4. Does Nora realize the seriousness of faking a signature?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the play, the characters are often self-interested and even self-absorbed. Discuss selfishness in the play.

1) In what ways is Nora self-centered and self-absorbed? How does she view other people's problems? How does she view her own problems and priorities?

2) In what ways is Torvald self-centered and self-absorbed? How does he respond to Krogstad's letter when he thinks it will ruin him? Who is he most concerned about and why? Why does he feel the need to impose his own views on his wife?

3) In what ways are other characters, like Doctor Rank, Mrs. Linde, and Krogstad, self-centered? How does self-interest shape society?

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 meaning of money to the characters in the play.

1) Why is money important to Nora? What does money mean to her? Why does she want money, and how does she feel about it? Where does money fit in Nora's hierarchy of priorities?

2) What does money mean to Torvald? Why is he happy to have his new job? In what ways does he expect money to improve his life? Where does money fit in Torvald's hierarchy of priorities?

3) How do Nora and Torvald view borrowing, and why?

4) How does Mrs. Linde view money, and why does she marry her first husband for financial reasons?

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