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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 does Krogstad send back to Torvald?

2. What is Oswald's illness?

3. What does Torvald discover in the lock of the mailbox?

4. What did the doctor say to Oswald?

5. What does Engstrand want the Pastor to do with the remainder of Alving's money?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Alving hope to gain from opening the orphanage?

2. What is ironic about Pastor Manders accidentally burning down the orphanage?

3. How does Torvald react when Krogstad returns the IOU?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How is Nora's dance costume symbolic of her life and marriage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two of the four works in the collection. How does morality shape the events of the play? Are there immoral characters that learn morality, and vice versa? Is Ibsen making a statement about morality, and if so, what does he wish to convey? Is the moral choice usually the socially acceptable choice in the works? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Consider two of the four plays in the collection. How are the main characters similar? How are they different? What are the goals of the character and how do they attempt to achieve them? Are there common themes in both works? Which of the plays was written first? Are there marked differences in the thematic and plot elements used? Be sure to include properly cited quotations to enhance the argument.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Nora's transformation throughout A DOLL'S HOUSE. Where does she first start to change? What is the final straw in her awakening? How does Torvald bring about his own fate? Has Nora learned anything about morality throughout the play? How does she use her newfound knowledge? Does her learned morality play a part in her decision to leave?

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