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

2. During the pantomime, what does Christine put in the china closet?

3. When Jean returns in Scene 2, what language is he speaking?

4. What does Christine want Jean to drink with his food?

5. Where does Jean accompany the Count?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Julie's recurring dream and what can it be a metaphor for?

2. Has Jean gotten what he wanted by the end of the play?

3. Why does Jean want to open a hotel?

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

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

6. Why does Strindberg state that Miss Julie is a modern character?

7. Why doesn't Strindberg use "acts" and intermissions?

8. Why does Jean compare Julie to her mother, and how is this significant?

9. How does Miss Julie show that she is ultimately in charge?

10. How submissive is Julie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Miss Julie is translated from Swedish into English. How much meaning can a play lose through a translation? What aspects of the play do you think would be the most difficult to express in English? How do you think a translator can overcome these difficulties?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss "class" in "Miss Julie," considering the following:

-As a driving force.

-As an obstructive force.

-A standard in practice and theory.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss "delusion" in "Miss Julie." How do characters use it? How do they rely on it?

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