View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Torvald feel during Nora's project?
(a) He felt angry.
(b) He felt suspicious.
(c) He felt invigorated.
(d) He felt bored.

2. Who is the only person Nora has left out of her shopping spree?
(a) Ivar.
(b) Mrs. Linde.
(c) Torvald.
(d) Herself.

3. Who is Torvald's best friend?
(a) Mr. Krogstad.
(b) Kristine.
(c) Dr. Rank.
(d) Anne Marie.

4. What costumes does Dr. Rank suggest for himself and Nora at the next party?
(a) She will be a wood nymph and he will be a satyr.
(b) She will be Lady Luck and he will be invisible.
(c) She will be a gypsy and he will be a policeman.
(d) She will be Aphrodite and he will be Zeus.

5. What did the doctor say to Oswald?
(a) "A stitch in time makes nine."
(b) "The sins of the father are visiting upon the children."
(c) "You lie like a rug on the floor."
(d) "A penny saved is a penny earned."

6. Why are the Helmers excited for the new year?
(a) Torvald has gotten a promotion and a raise.
(b) Dr. Rank is getting married.
(c) Nora is giving birth to another child.
(d) Nora has gotten a new job.

7. What childhood memory does Oswald share about his father?
(a) He remembers the first cobbling.
(b) He remembers the first time plowing the fields.
(c) He remembers the first time he smoked a pipe.
(d) He remembers the first book he read.

8. What excuse does Mrs. Alving give for Mr. Alving's behavior?
(a) He had a great joy of living, and life in the small town took its toll on him.
(b) He suffered from depression much of the time.
(c) He has a disease, just like Oswald, and did not know what he did.
(d) His love for Mrs. Alving outshone even his moral scruples.

9. What does Mrs. Alving think is the cause of all the trouble in the world?
(a) Law and order.
(b) Lies and deceit.
(c) Religion and morality.
(d) Parents and children.

10. What critical past moment of Mrs. Alving's life does the Pastor share?
(a) When Mrs. Alving was deathly ill.
(b) When Oswald was lost in the country.
(c) When Mrs. Alving tried to run from her husband.
(d) When Mr. Alving was deathly ill.

11. Who does Dr. Rank think will replace him in the Helmer house?
(a) Mrs. Linde.
(b) Krogstad.
(c) Helene.
(d) Hedda Gabler.

12. Why did the orphanage burn down?
(a) Oswald was careless with his pipe tobacco.
(b) Regine burned it down on purpose
(c) Engstrand was careless with a cigarette.
(d) Pastor Manders was careless with a candle.

13. What disease is Oswald probably suffering from?
(a) Syphilis.
(b) Strep throat.
(c) Asthma.
(d) AIDS.

14. Why did the Pastor stay away from Helene and Mr. Alving for so many years?
(a) He was concerned Helene's episode as runaway wife would affect his reputation.
(b) Mr. Alving despised him and would not allow him in the house.
(c) He was concerned that the trip to the country would be bad for his health.
(d) Mrs. Alving was ill with a contagion and he was afraid to come.

15. What is Oswald's illness?
(a) He has a sinus infection.
(b) He has a disease that is deteriorating his brain.
(c) He has a disease that make him sick to his stomach.
(d) He has a disease that is atrophying his muscles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Dr. Rank want Nora to prevent from visiting him in his final illness?

2. Why does Kristine insist Krogstad leave the letter in the box?

3. What feelings does Dr. Rank confess to Nora?

4. Why has Dr. Rank allowed himself such a merry evening?

5. What name has Oswald given himself?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 669 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample