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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 does Nora pretend was Rank's father's sin?

2. How was Nora's dance received by the guests at the party?

3. What excuse does Nora give Doctor Rank about who has arrived?

4. How much money does Krogstad say he will ask Torvald for?

5. What does Nora say, when Torvald asks if she knows what's in the letter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What excuse does Nora make, so she doesn't have to explain the favor she wanted?

2. Describe Torvald's reaction to the news of Doctor Rank's impending death.

3. How does Krogstad respond to Mrs. Linde's offer to be with him?

4. What comparison does Nora seem to be making between her father and Torvald?

5. What does Krogstad want most?

6. What is the significance of Nora calling for the lamp?

7. Describe Rank's ideas of costumes for himself and Nora at the next fancy dress ball.

8. What does Nora tell Torvald she needs his help to do, in order to keep him distracted?

9. Why does Krogstad say it would be useless for Nora to kill herself?

10. Describe Torvald's reaction to Nora's wrongdoing.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the self-awareness of the characters.

1) Nora says that she thought she loved Torvald, but she did not. She also says that she thought she knew who Torvald was, but she did not. Why was Nora deceived about her own knowledge and feelings? How much is Nora aware of the true nature of her marriage throughout the play?

2) How much is Torvald aware of his own reasons for making decisions and his own morality? Why does he have a severe reaction to Krogstad's letter, and then explain it away as a fit of anger? What aspects of his own character does Torvald understand or not understand?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the concept of man's ownership of his wife in the novel.

1) In what ways does Torvald indicate that he feels he owns Nora? Why does Torvald feel this way?

2) How does Nora respond to Torvald assuming that he owns her and control her? How does her response change at the end of the play, and why?

3) What societal critique does the play make about men who feel they own their wives, and why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the characters' naming of each other in the play.

1) How do the nicknames Torvald uses for Nora show his feelings and attitude towards her? How do they reveal his character?

2) How are the characters' ideas for costumes for themselves and others a kind of naming, or assignment of identity? What does Torvald's choice of costume for Nora say about his feelings and attitudes towards her? What do Doctor Rank's choices of costumes for Nora and himself in the future say about his feelings and attitudes?

3) What other names and identities do the characters assign themselves and others, and what significance do they have?

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