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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 stands on the left of the kitchen?

2. People in Strindberg's time are unable to accept ______ as a part of life.

3. Where does Scene 1 take place?

4. What does Julie ask Jean about the language he is speaking in Scene 2?

5. In which of the following countries does Jean want to decorate himself like an Earl?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Julie's attitudes with Jean and her ex-fiancé compare?

2. What was special about Strindberg's writing in his time?

3. How is Miss Julie "too stuck-up in some ways and not proud enough in others?"

4. How does Strindberg's interest in social ascent become a major theme in "Miss Julie"?

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

6. Why do Jean and Christine think Miss Julie is both upper and lower class?

7. Should Julie have seen this gossip coming?

8. How do Christine and Miss Julie compare in relationships?

9. Why does Julie want Jean to kill her?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way is MISS JULIE a character-based play? What is the difference between a character-based play and a plot-based play? How does Strindberg use the characters to tell the story?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of the servants in the play. Who are they and what are their viewpoints on class, upper mobility, and the nobility?

Essay Topic 3

Mike Figgis directed a film version of MISS JULIE. Why do you think the themes and ideas in the book were still relevant 100 years later? How did the filmmakers adapt the themes to fit in with the new environment? How did these changes affect the meaning of the story?

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