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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. Which of the following cities has Oswald lived in?

2. Who is the rain splendid for?

3. Where is Manders going to sleep?

4. What is Oswald smoking?

5. What is Engstrand thinking of putting money into?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How was Mrs. Alving's husband a sham?

4. Why does Engstrand say he cannot conduct the prayers himself?

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

6. Why is Manders so angry with Engstrand?

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

8. What does Pastor Manders have against the books Mrs. Alving reads?

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

10. How does Engstrand get money from Manders?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Examine sex in the play.

1) How do the characters in the play view sex?

2) What does the representation of sex say about 1880s society?

3) How did the public react to the novel's representation when it was first published? How would the public react to a similar book today?

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