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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. Where was Miss Julie when Jean saw her for the first time?
(a) The balcony.
(b) The stables.
(c) The living room.
(d) The rose patio.

2. In Scene 2, what does Julie ask Jean to do with his clothes?
(a) Clean them.
(b) Toss them.
(c) Change them.
(d) Donate them.

3. Why does Julie refute Jean's statement about the servants in Scene 1?
(a) Because she feels they get more than enough pay.
(b) Because she wants to believe everyone likes her.
(c) Because she has evidence that they dislike her.
(d) Because she doesn't want the Count to find out they are leaving.

4. What celebration is the setting of the play?
(a) Passover.
(b) New Year's Eve.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Midsummer Eve.

5. During the pantomime, what does Christine do to act as though she were by herself?
(a) She addresses the audience.
(b) She turns her back to the audience.
(c) She falls asleep.
(d) She faces the audience.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jean say he cannot keep his promise?

2. According to Jean and Christine, who does Julie like to dance with?

3. What article of clothing does Christine take off during the pantomime?

4. During the era in which Strindberg wrote, what did most playwrights focus on?

5. Jean confesses that he thinks Miss Julie is ______.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Jean's recurring dream.

2. What would be the effect of a relationship between Julie and Jean?

3. How did Strindberg decide to divide the play?

4. Why did Strindberg decide to divide the play with the use of monologues and dances?

5. When Jean enters the kitchen after the pantomime, what does he tell Christine about how people reacted to Julie's dance at the Midsummer Eve celebration, and what does it reinforce about people's perception of her?

6. What do Jean and Christine say about Miss Julie?

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

8. What kind of imagery does Jean employ in recalling the stories of his youth when he first spied Miss Julie in her white dress and stockings?

9. What does Christine do with a hairpin that also lends insight into her character?

10. How does Jean react when Julie asks him to kiss him?

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