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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. August Strindberg wrote in the _____century.

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

3. Which of the following types of places would Miss Julie like to stay with Jean?

4. In Scene 1, what does Julie choose to believe about the world in which she lives?

5. In terms of his relationships with women, what kind of man is Jean?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the setting and its significance as the play opens.

2. What does the audience anticipate for the third scene?

3. Do Miss Julie and Jean have the same objective in running away together?

4. What characterizes the stage detail in Scene 1?

5. How does Julie say she feels about men in general, and why?

6. Does class matter to Miss Julie?

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

8. Describe the opening setting of MISS JULIE.

9. Why does Jean want to open a hotel?

10. Why does Jean call of his plans to open the hotel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Strindberg portrays heroines in the play. How are Julie and her mother, the Countess, tragic heroines? Is Christine a heroine? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the "dirt" imagery in "Miss Julie."

Essay Topic 3

Discuss "disgrace" in "Miss Julie" in the following ways:

-Characters' awareness and unawareness.

-Its projected effect, real effect, and characters' reactions.

-Characters as victims and self-inflicted.

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