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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. Where is Peer going during the second scene of the play?

2. Why does Peer think the boy does what he does at the beginning of Act 3?

3. Peer tells the men at the doors of the wedding that he can do what?

4. How old is Peer when the play begins?

5. What happens to the wedding festivities when Peer arrives?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does a young boy do at the beginning of Act 3?

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

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

4. What does Peer do when he sees people dancing at the wedding?

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

6. Before her death, Aase tries to talk to Peer about Ingrid. What does he do?

7. Who is Huhu, and what does he say to Peer when they first meet?

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

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

10. What are the main differences Peer sees between being revered in America and in Morocco?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Peer endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials, and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

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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