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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act 2, Scene 7, what does Solveig do after speaking with Peer?
(a) Slaps him.
(b) Faints.
(c) Runs off.
(d) Cries.

2. In Act 2, Scene 6, what kind of King does Peer encounter?
(a) Elf.
(b) Troll.
(c) Dragon.
(d) Warlock.

3. What word does Aase use to describe her efforts to find Peer?
(a) Strange.
(b) Ironic.
(c) Useless.
(d) Intimidating.

4. What is the name of Solveig's sister?
(a) Hildi.
(b) Heidi.
(c) Holga.
(d) Helga.

5. What do people refuse to do with Peer when he first arrives at the wedding?
(a) Dance with him.
(b) Look him in the eye.
(c) Talk to him.
(d) Tell him where Ingrid is.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 2, Scene 7, the person Peer asks to deliver the gift and message to Solveig tries to do what?

2. Why is Aase's home taken away from her?

3. How old is Peer when the play begins?

4. What did a preacher once say about Peer that made him cocky?

5. What are the farm girls doing when Peer meets them after leaving Ingrid?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Peer's mother think makes Peer so arrogant?

2. What does Solveig do when she sees Peer at the end of the play?

3. What does Peer say before and after he finds the robes?

4. What does a young boy do at the beginning of Act 3?

5. What does Peer do when he sees the Sphinx?

6. What does Peer do when he hears that Ingrid is to be married the next day?

7. What does Peer do when the cook starts to let go of the raft?

8. What happens when Peer refuses to allow his eye to be cut in order to look more like a troll?

9. What does Peer brag about when he wakes up in Scene 7?

10. What does Peer say about sailors?

(see the answer keys)

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