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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Nora tell Dr. Rank is her "big secret"?
(a) She is pregnant again.
(b) She has ordered a new costume and does not want to tell Torvald.
(c) She has committed fraud and needs to pay back her lender.
(d) She has hired Mrs. Linde to work in the house for them.

4. What is Torvald unwilling to sacrifice, but Nora claims that thousands of women have to?
(a) He is unwilling to sacrifice his reputation.
(b) He is unwilling to sacrifice his house.
(c) He is unwilling to sacrifice his money.
(d) He is unwilling to sacrifice his honor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who actually loaned Nora the money?

2. How does Krogstad plan to tell Torvald of Nora's IOU?

3. Who accidentally started a minor fire in the carpenter's shop?

4. Who is Torvald's best friend?

5. Who is the only person Nora has left out of her shopping spree?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nora outwardly hope for at the end of Act 2, and what does she inwardly fear?

2. What deed does Oswald ask his mother to do for him, should circumstances necessitate?

3. Why did Mrs. Alving keep Captain Alving's life of debauchery a secret?

4. What is Oswald's first inkling that perhaps his father was not as virtuous as he thought?

5. What is the only way Torvald could possibly accept Krogstad again?

6. What secret does Nora confess to Mrs. Linde about her and Torvald's trip to Italy?

7. How is Nora's transformation symbolized in her costume?

8. What was Mrs. Alving's marriage to the Captain really like, despite Pastor Mander's perceptions?

9. When is the first instance that Mrs. Alving sees "ghosts"?

10. How does Torvald react to Krogstad's first letter?

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