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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 happens to Peer when he leaps during his vision?

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

4. In Act 2, Scene 7, what does Solveig do after speaking with Peer?

5. What does Peer's mother say she will never let happen to him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Peer ask permission to do to repent of his sins, and how does the button moulder respond?

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

4. What happens to Peer after the Troll King leaves?

5. How does Peer's mother react to the story her son tells at the beginning of the play?

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

7. Where does Peer find himself when he wakes up after his attack?

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

9. What happens when Solveig gets to the wedding feast?

10. What does Peer do when he sees Solveig's hut?

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

Personal identity is one of the main themes in this book. Where does this theme appear, and how does its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot?

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