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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 opens the next day?

2. How can Engstrand prove he is Regina's father?

3. What city did Oswald travel from?

4. What is Engstrand's first name?

5. How does Engstrand say he is related to Regina?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Engstrand surprised that Manders knows the truth about Joanna?

2. What was Mrs. Alving and Manders' relationship while Mr. Alving was alive?

3. Why does Mrs Alving blame herself for her late husband's behavior?

4. Why Regina say she cannot stay in the house?

5. Why does Oswald think that Engstrand's building will burn down?

6. How does Regina say she has been brought up?

7. Why does Engstrand want to be seen as an angel of salvation?

8. What does Manders think has made Mrs. Alving unhappy?

9. Why does Regina refuse to go home with her father?

10. Why does Engstrand think the burning down of the orphanage is such bad luck?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ghosts greatly influenced modern literature and theater. Choose a book or play that you think was influenced by Ghosts and discuss their similarities in terms of the following:

1) Plot

2) Character

3) Themes

Essay Topic 2

Pick a character from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the play's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the 1880s? How does the author express these concerns?

2) How would the author change the novel if it was set in today's society?

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