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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 say he feels for all women?

2. Why does Aase say she should not be looking for Peer after he kidnaps Ingrid?

3. What does Peer pretend to be when he has his vision?

4. What does Peer do after meeting the farm girls?

5. How many people look for Peer after he kidnaps Ingrid?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Peer finds an onion in the woods?

2. How does Anitra abandon Peer?

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

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

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

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

7. What does Peer decide to do after the funeral?

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

9. What does Aase find while she is packing her belongings in preparation to leave her home?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 2

Diversity is a major theme in this play as many different lifestyles and ranks in society are involved. How is this theme shown in this book, and why do you think the author feels it is so important?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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