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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 happens to the girl Peer had been spending time with when he is away hunting?

2. What does Ingrid do when Peer leaves her?

3. What message does Peer send to Solveig with his gift?

4. What could Peer be arrested for after kidnapping Ingrid?

5. Where is the bride during the wedding?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Solveig do when she hears Peer bragging after he wakes up from his attack?

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

3. What does Peer wonder about as he heads to Ingrid's wedding?

4. What does Peer do to make up for all the evil he put into the world?

5. What happens the morning after Peer kidnaps Ingrid from her wedding?

6. How does Peer describe the tree he is cutting down at the beginning of Act 3?

7. What happens when Peer meets the stranger on the ship?

8. Why does the passenger tell Peer that he doesn't have to worry about dying when the ship sinks?

9. What is the Troll King willing to give Peer if he meets certain conditions?

10. What happens when Peer finds an onion in the woods?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character do you relate to the most in this book? Why? How does this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the forms of foreshadowing used in this book, and how do those moments affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Power and greed are two common themes in this book. Where do they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

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