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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Nora initially tell Torvald is her reason for her wrongdoing?
(a) acting selfishly because she couldn't lose him
(b) not knowing what she was doing could be considered wrong
(c) loving him above anything else
(d) saving the children from being fatherless and penniless

3. Would Nora's idea to get the money from Doctor Rank have worked?
(a) No, Krogstad would never have given up the bond.
(b) Yes, but Krogstad would have demanded more than the value of the bond.
(c) Yes, Krogstad won't tell Torvald if Nora is prepared to pay off the bond.
(d) No, Doctor Rank would never have given Nora the money.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Linde almost forget as she leaves?

2. Who does Nora say must have been tampering with the mailbox?

3. How does Krogstad come to Nora's house, so that he's not seen?

4. What does Nora say, when Torvald asks if she knows what's in the letter?

5. What confuses Rank about Nora's behavior?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Nora confess what's happened to Mrs. Linde?

2. Why does Helmer say he prefers embroidery to knitting?

3. Describe Torvald's reaction to Nora's wrongdoing.

4. Describe Rank's ideas of costumes for himself and Nora at the next fancy dress ball.

5. What is Mrs. Linde's reaction when Krogstad offers to ask Torvald for his letter back?

6. What does Torvald want Nora to do, to "hush up' the incident?

7. What is Nora's reaction when the maid hands her the card from whoever has arrived at the door?

8. How does Mrs. Linde respond to Krogstad's suggestion that she should give up her post at the bank for his benefit?

9. What does Krogstad want most?

10. Why does Krogstad say it would be useless for Nora to kill herself?

(see the answer keys)

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