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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 does Jean say Miss Julie can smell?
(a) Violets.
(b) Roses.
(c) Fire.
(d) Wine.

2. How does Miss Julie say she feels when she speaks to Jean about their situation?
(a) Like she's in paradise.
(b) Like she's flying.
(c) Like she she wants to be sick.
(d) Like she's falling down.

3. Who does the Count leave Julie with as the play opens?
(a) Servants.
(b) No one.
(c) Business associates.
(d) Family.

4. What does Miss Julie want to do with Jean after they leave?
(a) Travel.
(b) Live in the forest.
(c) Buy a boat.
(d) Have children.

5. What is Strindberg's aim in disclosing so much in the preface?
(a) Give audience something to ponder.
(b) To stress its importance.
(c) To stress its uselessness.
(d) To pass the time.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Scene 2, Jean and Julie conclude that if they got together___________.

2. In Scene 2, why is Julie excited when she enters the kitchen?

3. Which of the following does Christine serve to Jean?

4. During their conversation, Jean kisses Julie's hand and ______.

5. When Julie fiancé breaks the riding whip, he breaks her ______.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Christine respond to Jean's admission that he slept with Julie, and how is this significant?

2. Why does Jean say he tried to kill himself?

3. What do Christine's actions say about her?

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

5. Should Julie have seen this gossip coming?

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

7. What is the significance of the ballet?

8. According to Strindberg, what is our response to the tragedy of Julie due to?

9. Why does Jean not want the Count to find out about his relationship with Julie?

10. What reason does Julie give Jean about why she became engaged to the lieutenant governor and her feelings toward men in general that is significant?

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