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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. How is Engstrand getting home?

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

3. What is Oswald smoking?

4. What does Regina ask Engstrand to stop doing?

5. What is the young master's surname?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Mrs Alving do when she found out her husband had impregnated Joanna?

2. How did Manders cause the fire?

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

4. What is the story of Regina's illegitimate birth?

5. What does Mrs. Alving want her son Oswald to inherit?

6. How does Regina react to hearing that Mr. Alving was her father?

7. Describe the setting of Ghosts.

8. Why is Manders unsure whether he can help fund Engstrands new business?

9. How does Mrs. Alving react to the fire?

10. Who is Engstrand?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following and examine it what expresses about 1880s society.

1) Sexual desire

2) Religion

3) Marriage

Essay Topic 3

Examine the play's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas?

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

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