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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Miss Julie" begins in a ______.

2. Which of Julie's animals is sick?

3. What is the holiday "Miss Julie" begins on?

4. How does Julie convince Jean to dance?

5. What kind of clothes is Jean wearing in Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Are Miss Julie and Jean playful people?

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

4. How does the Count change the situation in the final scene?

5. What does Christine tell Julie and Jean is her life belief?

6. How do Jean's feelings toward Julie change in the fourth scene?

7. What does this scene prove about Jean's character?

8. What is the dance's significance to the plot of "Miss Julie?"

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

10. Why is Julie upset at the beginning of Scene 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss elements of the narrative 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 2

Discuss Jean's character in "Miss Julie."

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the values of the 1880s.

1. In what ways are the characters a product of their time?

2. How does the play express the changes Europe was going through at the time?

3. Does modern society share any values with 1880s Europe?

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