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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. Brand accuses Agnes of being afraid. What does he believe she is scared of?

2. The play begins in what country?

3. What do readers find out Brand's mother did to his father while he lay on his deathbed?

4. Why can't Brand and the Woman go back the way she has come?

5. Act Three begins how many years after Act Two?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the Mayor need Brand's help in his building?

3. What is the peasant willing to give up, and not give up, for a priest to visit his ailing daughter?

4. After the congregation comes to find Brand to begin the service, why does Brand say that he is mad (crazy)?

5. Describe the events leading up to, and including, Brand's death.

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

7. What does Agnes find wrong with Brand's church?

8. During the conversation between the Dean and Brand before the opening of the church, what does the Dean tell Brand are his obligations?

9. What are the conditions of Brand receiving his mother's fortune?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

According to the play, do you believe Brand to be Savior re-born? Give textual evidence to support reasoning as to why or why not.

Essay Topic 2

At the end of the play, Gerd makes a startling statement about Brand. Explain what this statement is and why she believes it to be true.

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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