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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Alving want to struggle for?

2. Who does Mrs. Alving say she should have taken into her confidence?

3. What does Manders call Mrs. Alving?

4. What does Mrs. Alving tap on?

5. What does Engstrand say Regina is holding him by?

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 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?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the time period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

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