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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 Rank say he will send Nora, when he knows he is about to die?

2. What does Krogstad say he will do with the bond?

3. What does Nora ask Krogstad to think of, to beg him for mercy?

4. What's the first thing Krogstad suggests Nora is considering?

5. What is Mrs. Linde doing while waiting for Krogstad?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Mrs. Linde respond to Krogstad's suggestion that she should give up her post at the bank for his benefit?

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

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

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

6. Why can't Nora ask Doctor Rank for help, after he tells her his feelings?

7. Describe Torvald's reaction to receiving the letter with the bond enclosed.

8. What is Nora's reaction when the maid hands her the card from whoever has arrived at the door?

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

10. What does Krogstad want most?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the symbolism and metaphor used in the play.

1) Discuss the title of the play and the metaphor of Nora as a doll.

2) Discuss the symbolism of the Christmas tree.

3) Discuss the symbolism of Nora's costume and the tarantella that she dances at the party.

4) Expand your discussion to include other symbols and metaphors throughout the play.

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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