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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 is the bridal steed?

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

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

4. What does Solveig do to comfort Aase while they search for Peer?

5. Who is the Troll Princess?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Peer has a vision?

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

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

4. What does Aase say as she searches for Peer in Act 1?

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

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

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

8. What does Solveig do when she sees Peer at the end of the play?

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

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

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

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why might Ibsen have chosen these particular places for this plot?

Essay Topic 3

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

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