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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. Would Nora's idea to get the money from Doctor Rank have worked?

2. How does Krogstad come to Nora's house, so that he's not seen?

3. How long does Doctor Rank think he has to live?

4. What sign tells Mrs. Linde that the Helmers will be returning soon?

5. What reason does Nora give the maid to keep Krogstad's visit secret?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Nora ask Doctor Rank to do for her, after the maid gives Nora the card?

5. Describe how Nora dances the Tarantella and Torvald's reaction.

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

7. How does Torvald respond to Nora's suggestion that she will soon be "out of the way"?

8. What fantasy does Torvald say he has about his wife when he's bringing her home from a party?

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

10. What is Mrs. Linde's reaction when Krogstad offers to ask Torvald for his letter back?

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 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 religion in the play.

1) At the end of the play, Nora says that she does not know what religion is. How does her disillusionment with Torvald translate into a disillusionment with religion?

2) How are society and religion interlinked? Why is religion mentioned at the end of the play, but hardly mentioned at all during the rest of the play?

3) What is the relationship between religion and the characters' perception of morality?

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