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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Oswald's plan once his illness incapacitates him?
(a) He plans to commit himself fully to prayer.
(b) He plans to paint as much as he can.
(c) He plans to kill himself with morphine pills.
(d) He plans to marry Regine and profligate the family.

3. 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 Aphrodite and he will be Zeus.
(c) She will be Lady Luck and he will be invisible.
(d) She will be a gypsy and he will be a policeman.

4. What have Pastor Manders and Mrs. Alving been building?
(a) A hotel for seamen.
(b) A Russian teahouse.
(c) A public library.
(d) An orphanage.

5. Why has Kristine come to seek work?
(a) She is a widow and has nowhere else to turn.
(b) She needs extra money for a business venture.
(c) She misses Nora because they were best friends.
(d) She is tired of her career and wants to try something new.

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

7. Who has witnessed the Pastor's transgression?
(a) Oswald.
(b) Engstrand.
(c) Regine.
(d) Mrs. Alving.

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

9. What dance does Nora learn in Capri?
(a) The salsa.
(b) The flamenco.
(c) The waltz.
(d) The tarentella.

10. What is Nora's reputation among her friends and family?
(a) A catty, cruel witch.
(b) A serious-minded scholar.
(c) A weepy, brittle sensitive.
(d) A frivolous, silly woman.

11. How is Engstrand related to Regine?
(a) Engstrand is her uncle.
(b) Engstrand is her cousin.
(c) Engstrand is her father.
(d) Engstrand is her brother.

12. What letter does Torvald ask Helene to mail?
(a) A letter to Torvald's mother.
(b) A letter containing Nora's forgery.
(c) A letter containing Krogstad's notice.
(d) A letter containing Dr. Rank's will.

13. What kind of man was Mr. Alving?
(a) He was a jolly fellow with many friends who always visited.
(b) He was a sainted man who never touched alcohol.
(c) He was a distant, solemn man who rarely spoke or entertained.
(d) He was a debauched drunk and indiscreet cheater.

14. What daily responsibility does Nora have trouble managing, according to Torvald?
(a) She cannot manage money.
(b) She cannot manage the kitchen.
(c) She cannot manage the children.
(d) She cannot manage the horses.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who actually loaned Nora the money?

2. Why is the Pastor hesitant about getting the orphanage insured?

3. What is the significance of the orphanage's unveiling ceremony?

4. Why are the Helmers excited for the new year?

5. Why does Pastor Manders like Engstrand?

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