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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. To whom did Mrs. Alving run when her married life became unbearable?

2. What daily responsibility does Nora have trouble managing, according to Torvald?

3. What dance does Nora learn in Capri?

4. What kind of man was Mr. Alving?

5. What childhood memory does Oswald share about his father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the difference in opinion between Torvald and Nora about borrowing money?

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

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

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

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

6. Who goaded Mrs. Alving into her free-thinking ways?

7. What did Johanna tell Engstrand about her "situation"?

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

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

10. Why does Mrs. Linde volunteer to approach Krogstad?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of personal will in THE MASTER BUILDER. Which characters believe they can will events into existence? How have these wills affected their lives/pasts/presents? In a way, could Solness's death be a punishment from God for trying to control his own destiny?

Essay Topic 2

Hedda Gabler considers herself a coward. Why does she have that impression? What is she afraid of? What does she truly desire? Why does her obsession with Ejlert Lovborg consume her? She encourages Ejlert Lovborg to go to the party, despite protestations from Mrs. Elvsted and Lovborg himself declining. Why is she trying to control his destiny?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the relationship between Nora and Torvald and Mrs. Linde and Krogstad in A DOLL'S HOUSE. Which couple experiences the miracle that Nora has so hoped for? How does Torvald's behavior contribute to Nora's ultimate decision to leave him?

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