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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When speaking about Alf, Agnes claims Brand is speaking coldly. What does Agnes ask Brand to do?

2. What does Agnes claim was wrong with her "visitor" during the night when Brand was gone?

3. As the Sexton and Schoolmaster are talking about church and state, someone begins playing the organ. Who is it playing the organ?

4. As Brand is contemplating his conversation with the dean, he states "That churchyard's watered with my bleeding; my light, my life, lie buried there:---- but not my (_____), that they'll not snare!" What will "they" not snare?

5. What causes the avalanche at the end of the play?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the play, Brand's credo is "All or Nothing." Give three examples of Brand's confrontation with his credo and explain why the confrontation exists. Be sure to use textual evidence.

Essay Topic 2

What is the relevance of the "form" at the end of the play? What news does the "form" bring? What is Brand's reaction to the form?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the several biblical references seen throughout the play. Discuss the biblical reference's importance to the play and the character.

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