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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. How does Nora say Mrs. Linde looks?

2. How does Torvald try to cheer up Nora?

3. Why does Nora think they can spend more money?

4. What is Nora's relationship with her children's nurse?

5. Which of the following does Torvald NOT call Nora?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Nora confess to Mrs. Linde that her father didn't give her the money for the trip that saved Torvald's life?

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

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

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

8. What is Nora's reaction to Torvald's example?

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

10. What is Nora's reaction to Krogstad's entrance?

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

Discuss the idea of protecting women and sheltering them from life.

1) How does Torvald's idea of sheltering Nora contribute to her remaining child-like and ultimately believing that she must leave him?

2) How does Nora's lack of knowledge of the world lead her into her legal problems?

3) Are women in the play successfully sheltered from "unsavory" aspects of life? Examine both Nora and Mrs. Linde's experiences.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Krogstad's character.

1) How is Krogstad similar to Nora, and how is he different from her?

2) To what extent is Krogstad a villain? Are Krogstad's actions forgivable?

3) Compare Nora's view of Krogstad to Mrs. Linde's view of Krogstad. Why does Mrs. Linde still want a life with Krogstad, after what he's done?

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