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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 do the people of the kingdom want to do to Peer when he is introduced to the King?
2. Who is the first person Peer sees when he wakes up in Act 2, Scene 7?
3. What message does Peer send to Solveig with his gift?
4. In Act 2, Scene 7, what does Solveig say gave Peer his freedom?
5. At the end of Act 2, Scene 6, when the King runs away, what surrounds Peer?
Short Essay Questions
1. Before her death, Aase tries to talk to Peer about Ingrid. What does he do?
2. What is the life philosophy that the Troll King preaches, and how does it differ from the human philosophy on life?
3. What are the main differences Peer sees between being revered in America and in Morocco?
4. What happens to the yacht stolen by Peer's friends, and how does Peer react?
5. What do the men at the doors ask Peer to do, and how does he respond?
6. Who is Huhu, and what does he say to Peer when they first meet?
7. What does Peer do when he hears that Ingrid is to be married the next day?
8. Who does Peer meet after his vision, and what does she convince him to do?
9. What happens when Peer finds an onion in the woods?
10. How does Peer's mother react to the story her son tells at the beginning of the play?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The Troll King presents a very interesting and unique philosophy on life. What is this philosophy, and how does this different idealism affect the people around him?
Essay Topic 2
Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. Where are these themes present, and why are they so important to the characters involved?
Essay Topic 3
The characters in this play all have their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affects the characters around them.
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