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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 does Peer refuse to do when the King speaks to him?

2. What is the punishment for the crime Peer committed after kidnapping Ingrid?

3. During the wedding, Peer is asked to help with what task?

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

5. What does Peer ask some people to do when he first arrives at the wedding?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Where is Peer, and who is he with at the beginning of Act 3?

7. What is the Lean Man's job?

8. Who does Peer meet after his vision, and what does she convince him to do?

9. What happens when Peer has a vision?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does symbolism play in the story, and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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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