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

2. What does Peer compare a tree to at the beginning of Act 3?

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

4. In Act 3, Scene 4, where does Peer say he is going?

5. In Act 2, Scene 7, who does Peer ask to deliver his gift to Solveig?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the hunting story that Peer tells his mother at the beginning of the play?

2. Why does Aase lose her home?

3. What does Peer decide to do after his mother's death?

4. Who joins Peer in the forest, and how does Peer respond to this?

5. What does Peer do with Ingrid that could merit his hanging?

6. What does Aslak say when Peer sees him on his way to Ingrid's wedding, and how does Peer react to this?

7. What happens when the groom finds out that Peer has run away with Ingrid?

8. What does Peer hear from other travelers as he heads to Ingrid's wedding?

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

10. What happens when Peer gets to the wedding feast?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

Solveig and Aase are two very similar people, and yet they have some very notable and important differences. Using the text to support your theories, write a compare/contrast essay about these two characters

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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