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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. When does Mrs. Alving say Engstrand is a good worker?

2. What is Oswald's job?

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

4. What is Engstrand's first name?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Manders so angry with Engstrand?

2. What does Engstrand want to build?

3. What does Oswald think his mother's opinion that a child should love his father is nothing but a superstition?

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

5. Summarize the play.

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

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

8. What does Oswald blame his illness on?

9. Why does Oswald say he is not shocked about the revelation about his father?

10. Why does Oswald think his illness is so appalling?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Henrik Ibsen's life. In what way is his life and personality reflected in the play? In what ways is he like or unlike his characters?

Essay Topic 2

Look at the structure of the play.

1) How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

2) Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the play's themes?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

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