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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 excuse does Mrs. Alving give for Mr. Alving's behavior?

2. How did Nora actually get the money?

3. What excuse does Mrs. Linde give for being at the Helmers' residence?

4. What item of her costume does Nora show Dr. Rank?

5. What did Oswald go abroad to become?

Short Essay Questions

1. How will Dr. Rank notify Nora that he is in the final stage of his illness?

2. Why does Nora decline asking her favor from Dr. Rank?

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

4. What problems does Pastor Manders have with Oswald's perception of marriage?

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

6. To whom does Nora feel her duty is owed?

7. Why doesn't the Pastor want Mrs. Alving to insure the orphanage?

8. What does Engstrand want Regine to do at the beginning of the act?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Solness' death in THE MASTER BUILDER. Is his death the will of God? The foolish accident of a young man trying to impress a girl? Does he commit suicide, unable to atone for or reconcile with his many selfish, cruel choices? What role does Hilde play in Solness' death? What role does Aline play in Solness' death?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Dr. Rank of A DOLL'S HOUSE and Mr. Brack in HEDDA GABLER. How are these characters similar? How are they different? Do they play similar roles in the development of the action of their respective plays? How do they each relate to the main characters of their plays, namely Nora and Hedda? Do these characters echo the intentions and situations of Nora and Hedda? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Solness as a true tragic hero. What is his essential flaw? How is he vulnerable? How is he manipulated by other characters in the play? Can he be blamed for his fate, or is he simply the victim of destiny? Does he bear any similarity to Lovborg in Hedda Gabler? Why or why not?

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