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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. Who does Torvald think loaned Nora the money to go south?

2. What costumes does Dr. Rank suggest for himself and Nora at the next party?

3. What crime does Krogstad reveal Nora has committed?

4. How is Engstrand related to Regine?

5. What does Torvald call Nora after Mrs. Linde leaves?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Krogstad agree to withdraw his letter to Torvald?

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

3. How is Nora afraid that her lies will affect the household?

4. What is ironic about Engstrand's naming his seaman's home the Captain Alving Home?

5. Why doesn't Dr. Rank want Torvald to visit him in his illness?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In GHOSTS, Oswald and Mrs. Alving cannot escape Captain Alving's sins. Has Mrs. Alving contributed to their problems by not being truthful with Oswald, Pastor Manders, Regine, or the community? Are the characters ultimately able to escape their pasts? How is this theme echoed in some of the other works in the collection?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Solness's fear of youth in THE MASTER BUILDER. Why does he refuse at first to give Ragnar any words of praise? Why is he so intrigued when Hilde abruptly enters his life? How has Solness treated Brovik, his original master? What is ironic about Solness' death?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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