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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the men at the doors of the wedding ask Peer to do?
(a) Get them a drink.
(b) Leave the wedding.
(c) Tell a story.
(d) Be more subtle.

2. What is the punishment for the crime Peer committed after kidnapping Ingrid?
(a) Heavy fines.
(b) Guillotine.
(c) Hanging.
(d) Prison.

3. How many farm girls does Peer meet after leaving Ingrid?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

4. What does Peer pretend to be when he has his vision?
(a) An eagle.
(b) A whale.
(c) A bear.
(d) A deer.

5. During the wedding, Peer is asked to help with what task?
(a) Finding the bride.
(b) Cleaning the dance floor.
(c) Distracting the groom.
(d) Cutting the cake.

6. What kind of birds does Peer see in his vision?
(a) Seagulls.
(b) Falcons.
(c) Hawks.
(d) Eagles.

7. How old is Peer when the play begins?
(a) 19.
(b) 18.
(c) 21.
(d) 20.

8. When Peer is traveling, what does he hear people saying during second scene of the play?
(a) Rumors about his mother.
(b) News that Inga is looking for Peer.
(c) Word that Ingrid is already married.
(d) Bad things about him and his family.

9. What is the name of the man Peer's mother was married to when she was young?
(a) Gunther.
(b) Goodman.
(c) Goulding.
(d) Gudbrand.

10. What did Peer pretend to be when he was a young child?
(a) A wizard.
(b) A chef.
(c) A button molder.
(d) A king.

11. In Act 2, Scene 7, who does Peer ask to deliver his gift to Solveig?
(a) Solveig's sister.
(b) Aase.
(c) Solveig's mother.
(d) Solveig's father.

12. Where is Aase in her last scene of the play?
(a) In a church.
(b) In a dream.
(c) On her deathbed.
(d) In the forest.

13. What happens to the wedding festivities when Peer arrives?
(a) They get very awkward.
(b) They continue.
(c) They come to a halt.
(d) They are moved to another place.

14. Where does Peer wake up after being attacked in Act 2, Scene 7?
(a) By a river.
(b) In a church.
(c) Outside his mother's hut.
(d) In a graveyard.

15. What kind of language does Peer use at the beginning of Act 3?
(a) Ordinary.
(b) Dreamlike and simple.
(c) Poetic and dramatic.
(d) Harsh and angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Peer want to make with a tree at the beginning of Act 3?

2. What are the farm girls trying to attract when Peer meets them?

3. In Act 2, Scene 7, what does Solveig say gave Peer his freedom?

4. Who is Peer with at the beginning of Act 3?

5. What does Peer say happened when he jumped on the wounded animal's back?

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