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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Solness when he is up high?

2. What does Solness use to write on Ragnar's drawings?

3. Who does Aline decide to call in this act?

4. What does Solness say Hilda does not understand?

5. What does Solness say that Ragnar should not be allowed to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do Solness and Aline stay with each other if they are so unhappy? Is their unhappiness solely to do with the death of the children? What was their life like before the death of their children?

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 play's 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

Discuss Ibsen's life. In what way is his life and personality is reflected in the book? How important is it for a writer to draw from their own experiences?

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