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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 Mrs. Alving say Engstrand is careless with?

2. What does Regina say she has been brought up to be?

3. Why does Regina not want Engstrand to clump about?

4. What is under the sole of Engstrand's book?

5. What is Engstrand making an effort to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Engstrand ask the Pastor to do?

2. Why does Mrs. Alving think that Oswald's father's life was wasted?

3. Who is Engstrand?

4. Why does Mrs. Alving not think it is a disgrace that Engstrand married for money?

5. Why did Mrs. Alving never tell Oswald about the person his father really was?

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

7. What did Engstrand see Manders do with the candle?

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

9. What does Mrs. Alving say Oswald's father was like in the old days?

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

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

What are the differences between a film and a play in terms of the following?

1) Language

2) Character development

3) Structure

Essay Topic 3

Choose two of the following people and outline their influence on Oswald's life.

1) His father

2) His mother

3) Regina

4) The Pastor

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