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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. Jean observes that Miss Julie is acting _____.

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

3. According to Strindberg, what interrupts the mood of the play?

4. ________ Strindberg is the author of "Miss Julie"

5. Which of the following sentences does Jean have to say to persuade Miss Jean to sleep with him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Strindberg decide to divide the play?

3. 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?

4. What is Strindberg's purpose in having a Chorus?

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

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

7. Will Christine confront Julie and Jean when they return after the Pantomime?

8. Does Julie's family have a dark past?

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

10. Why does Strindberg employ a pantomime?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the play, ancestry serves to empower and disenfranchise the characters. Choose two characters and identify the ways in which they are empowered and disenfranchised by their heritage.

Essay Topic 2

What is the function of surveillance in the play? What forces and groups act as spectators or accomplices to the characters' subjugation and persecution?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the degradation and submission of Julie, considering the following:

-Pretend and real.

-Jean's end game.

-The lowest point for the character is the high point of the play.

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