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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What characterizes Christine and Jean's interactions while they're alone?
(a) Comical.
(b) Flirtatious.
(c) Sarcastic.
(d) Romantic.

2. In Scene 1, what does Julie choose to believe about the world in which she lives?
(a) What her father wants her to see.
(b) What the servants want her to see.
(c) What she wants to see.
(d) What her peers want her to see.

3. After Christine goes to bed in Scene 2, how does Jean prove servitude to Julie?
(a) By kissing her feet.
(b) By saluting the king.
(c) By pledging his loyalty.
(d) By dropping to his knees.

4. Where is Jean during the pantomime?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In Christine's bedroom.
(c) With the Count in the city.
(d) At the Midsummer Eve celebration.

5. What did Strindberg NOT use in his plays?
(a) Music.
(b) Sets.
(c) Dance.
(d) Acts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the holiday inspire in people?

2. When Miss Julie enters, how does Jean act?

3. What does Miss Julie want to do with Jean after they leave?

4. In Scene 2, Jean tells Julie that his father worked as a _________.

5. What did Miss Julie's father try to do when he heard his wife was responsible for burning down their house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Julie and Christine talk about while Jean gets changed?

2. Instead of leaving for Lake Como, what solution does Jean offer Julie? How does Julie respond?

3. What might Christine be thinking about Jean in Pantomime?

4. Why does Christine tell Julie that grace is not allotted to all, and why is this significant?

5. What does Julie request of Jean when she enters the kitchen, and why is this significant?

6. What does Jean ask Julie to do at the beginning of the fourth scene?

7. What does Jean tell Julie about his recurring dream, and why is it significant?

8. What does the canary represent in the play?

9. Why does Jean think the servants do not love Julie?

10. In Scene 2, does Miss Julie care that Jean and Christine are alone together?

(see the answer keys)

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