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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the person who teases Peer during the second scene of the play?
(a) Alanta.
(b) Alance.
(c) Aslan.
(d) Aslak.

2. What does Peer ask some people to do when he first arrives at the wedding?
(a) Dance with him.
(b) Loan him some nice clothes.
(c) Hide him.
(d) Tell him where Ingrid is.

3. What message does Peer send to Solveig with his gift?
(a) "Come back to me."
(b) "Don't forget me."
(c) "Please forgive me."
(d) "I know my heart now."

4. Peer tells the men at the doors of the wedding that he can do what?
(a) Fly.
(b) Kill them.
(c) See through walls.
(d) Read their minds.

5. What happens to Peer when he leaps during his vision?
(a) He hits his head.
(b) He cuts his foot.
(c) He falls into a pit.
(d) He breaks his leg.

6. What does The Woman in Green do when Peer mocks the dancing?
(a) Laughs.
(b) Faints.
(c) Cries.
(d) Fights.

7. What does Peer's mother think of her son's hunting story?
(a) It is an exaggeration of the truth.
(b) It is very exciting.
(c) It is a tale of true bravery.
(d) It is a lie.

8. In Act 2, Scene 7, the person Peer asks to deliver the gift and message to Solveig tries to do what?
(a) Yell at him.
(b) Slap him.
(c) Kiss him.
(d) Run away.

9. Who is the first person Peer sees after visiting his mother in Act 3, Scene 4?
(a) Helga.
(b) Kari.
(c) Solveig.
(d) Ingrid.

10. Who is Peer with at the beginning of Act 3?
(a) Aase.
(b) Nobody.
(c) Solveig.
(d) The Woman in Green.

11. What is the King willing to give Peer if he meets certain conditions?
(a) A potion and a magic mirror.
(b) His daughter and half the kingdom.
(c) His promise of safe passage.
(d) A sword and a shield.

12. What does Peer risk to see Aase one last time?
(a) Imprisonment.
(b) Death.
(c) Running into Solveig's father.
(d) The loss of his job.

13. Why does Peer think the boy does what he does at the beginning of Act 3?
(a) To repent of some sins.
(b) To avoid military service.
(c) To feed a beast.
(d) To stage his own death.

14. What does Peer do when he realizes Aase is gone?
(a) Cries.
(b) Walks away.
(c) Kisses her.
(d) Faints.

15. What does Peer look at that causes him to lose hope as he is traveling during the second scene of the play?
(a) His clothes.
(b) His sword.
(c) His reflection.
(d) His wallet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Peer stay with Ingrid after kidnapping her?

2. How old is Peer when the play begins?

3. Who does Peer meet after his vision?

4. What does the boy do when he sees Peer at the beginning of Act 3?

5. What does Peer say he could not do at the beginning of Act 3?

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