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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Nora give the maid to keep Krogstad's visit secret?
(a) She says it's a surprise for her husband.
(b) She says it's a present for the children.
(c) She says it's a surprise for Doctor Rank.
(d) She says it's none of the maid's business.

2. What's the first thing Krogstad suggests Nora is considering?
(a) running away
(b) stealing the bond
(c) turning herself over to the police
(d) killing him

3. Why is Doctor Rank jealous of Mrs. Linde?
(a) He says Mrs. Linde will be in all the newspapers.
(b) He says Mrs. Linde will take over his position in the town.
(c) He says Mrs. Linde will take his place as the Helmers' friend.
(d) He says Mrs. Linde will take all the attention away from his death.

4. What stops Torvald from coming into the room?
(a) Nora goes out to him.
(b) Doctor Rank stops him.
(c) Doctor Rank trips him.
(d) The door is locked.

5. What does Doctor Rank say he's gained from his "scientific investigation"?
(a) hope
(b) certainty
(c) domination
(d) life

6. What does Krogstad compare himself to?
(a) a gambler out of money
(b) a condemned prisoner
(c) a shipwrecked man
(d) a recluse in a cave

7. How does Nora answer, when Torvald asks if she understands what she has done?
(a) She says that she understood from the beginning.
(b) She says that yes, she is beginning to understand.
(c) She says that she never understood.
(d) She says that she doesn't know what it means anymore.

8. What is Nora's reaction when Doctor Rank tells her his feelings?
(a) She is upset but pretends to be happy.
(b) She is happy.
(c) She begins to cry.
(d) She is angry.

9. What simile does Torvald use to describe how he will protect Nora?
(a) He says he will protect her like a baby chick fallen from a nest.
(b) He says he will protect her like a wounded deer saved from a hunter's arrow.
(c) He says he will protect her like a ground squirrel frightened by a bird of prey's shadow.
(d) He says he will protect her like a hunted dove saved from a hawk's claws.

10. What does Nora tell Torvald about the cards from Doctor Rank?
(a) They are a joke from Doctor Rank.
(b) They mean Doctor Rank is dying.
(c) She doesn't know what they mean.
(d) They mean Doctor Rank is no longer their friend.

11. What does Nora pretend was Rank's father's sin?
(a) being too fond of food and drink
(b) being too prideful
(c) being too generous with his money
(d) being a gambler

12. What is Krogstad's initial reaction to the fact that the Helmers are at a dance?
(a) laughter
(b) fear
(c) surprise
(d) anger

13. Does Nora want to come home from the dance after the Tarantella?
(a) No, she stays at the dance.
(b) No, but Torvald drags her downstairs.
(c) Yes, she and Torvald leave together.
(d) Yes, she runs home without Torvald.

14. What are Krogstad and Nora talking about, that both considered but neither had the courage for?
(a) murder
(b) confessing to their wrongdoing
(c) running away
(d) suicide

15. What does Rank say he will send Nora, when he knows he is about to die?
(a) a card with a black angel
(b) a card with a black star
(c) a card with a black cross
(d) a card with a black border

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Krogstad say he will do with the bond?

2. What stops Nora from leaving?

3. While Tovald is reading the letters, what is Nora thinking of doing?

4. What reason does Mrs. Linde give Krogstad for her coming to town?

5. Why does Nora say she refuses to show him anything else?

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