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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. Who goes with Brand out into the storm?

2. When Brand addresses the men who have come to the Woman's house, where does he say the left eye turns toward?

3. What does Brand claim made his life more bearable?

4. Where does Brand decide to go at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

5. What does Brand offer the Mayor instead of money?

Short Essay Questions

1. Brand decides to help the woman whose husband needs a priest. What dangerous act must Brand perform to get to her home?

2. How did the townsfolk react to the old church being torn down?

3. Describe what readers find out about the fire at the Mayor's home and how he acts.

4. Why does the Man believe that Brand will not leave?

5. Why are Agnes and Brand not worried about the life of their son Alf?

6. Why does the word "churchyard" bother Agnes?

7. Gerd does not want Brand to go to the church in the valley. Why not? What church does Gerd want Brand to go to?

8. Agnes is distraught on Christmas Eve. Why?

9. Why does Agnes choose to follow Brand instead of going with Einar?

10. What does Agnes mean by saying "Whoso shall see Jehovah dies!"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the relevance of Gerd's hawk? What does her hawk symbolize? What is the importance of the hawk to the meaning behind the play?

Essay Topic 2

What is the relevance of where Brand chooses to live? What natural images appear at his home that are apparent throughout the play?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the religious aspect (what the Mayor could be represented as) of the Mayor handing out food/supplies to the townspeople.

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