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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. Who do they hear come downstairs?

2. What does Engstrand call the children Regina has to look after?

3. What is Engstrand's first name?

4. What does Manders say Regina's father needs?

5. What does Manders say he disapproves of?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Engstrand want to build?

3. What does Oswald ask his mother to do for him?

4. What does Oswald tell Manders about his work as a painter?

5. What does Mrs. Alving think about her sons relationship with Regina?

6. What kind of establishment does Engstrand want to open?

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

8. What do Manders and Mrs. Alving hear from the dining room?

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

10. Why does Mrs. Alving think Regina is going to go into ruin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Regina's character to the person she is at the beginning of the play to the person she is at the end of the play.

1) What does Regina hope to achieve at the start of the play?

2) What events changes Regina's ideas about life?

3) What does the author suggest will be Regina's future?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the play and helps to express character and theme.

1) Setting

2) Structure

3) Language

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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