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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 does Mrs. Linde come by Nora's house?

2. Why does Nora say she is sending Mrs. Linde away when Torvald comes back?

3. Where does Torvald believe Nora got Christmas presents the last year?

4. What does Nora ask for at first, when Torvald asks what he should get her?

5. What does Nora finally ask Torvald for as a Christmas present?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Torvald say an atmosphere of lies does?

4. What do Torvald's pet names for Nora say about his attitude towards her?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Nora introduce her request for Torvald to let Krogstad keep his post at the bank?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the concept of imposing ideas onto another person in the novel.

1) How does Torvald impose his own ideas onto Nora? Why does he do this? How successful is he at it?

2) How does a culture impose its ideas onto the people of the culture?

3) How do parents impose ideas and beliefs onto children? In what ways is this positive, and in what ways is it negative?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Nora's decision to leave Torvald.

1) Why does Nora consider Torvald a stranger when she leaves him? Why does she feel she can't learn what she needs to learn and stay in Torvald's house?

2) Why is Nora willing to leave her children?

3) In what ways is Nora's action in leaving Torvald selfless, and in what ways is it selfish? Is it the right decision?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss morality in the novel, and the relationship of law and morality.

1) Torvald considers himself a moral man. What is his morality based on? How does Torvald define his own morality?

2) Nora believes that she knows what is right and wrong. What is her morality based on? How does her morality conflict with both law and Torvald's morality during the play? How does Nora define her own morality?

3) Krogstad says that he is trying to reform himself, but the method he uses is through blackmail. Discuss Krogstad's moral and ethical code. How does the morality of the society affect Krogstad?

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