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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. What does Nora try to do after Krogstad leaves?

2. How does Nora say Mrs. Linde looks?

3. What does Nora think Krogstad is threatening her with?

4. Why doesn't the nurse want Nora to go out?

5. What led Krogstad into questionable businesses?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Nora realize the seriousness of faking a signature?

2. Why does Mrs. Linde think Torvald might still be ill?

3. What is Nora's reaction to seeing Mrs. Linde?

4. What does Doctor Rank say about Krogstad's character?

5. What does Mrs. Linde hope Nora can do for her?

6. What is Mrs. Linde's reaction to Krogstad's entrance?

7. What is Nora's reaction to Torvald's example?

8. What is Krogstad's response when Nora tells him she can't help him?

9. What was Nora's attitude toward Krogstad when she first borrowed money from him?

10. Why is Torvald reluctant to give Nora money for Christmas?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss propriety and social rules in the play.

1) How do the characters discuss Doctor Rank's syphilis? Why do they use euphemisms and not talk directly about the subject?

2) How are the social rules in the play different for men and women?

3) How does Torvald feel about being socially proper, and why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the self-awareness of the characters.

1) Nora says that she thought she loved Torvald, but she did not. She also says that she thought she knew who Torvald was, but she did not. Why was Nora deceived about her own knowledge and feelings? How much is Nora aware of the true nature of her marriage throughout the play?

2) How much is Torvald aware of his own reasons for making decisions and his own morality? Why does he have a severe reaction to Krogstad's letter, and then explain it away as a fit of anger? What aspects of his own character does Torvald understand or not understand?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Krogstad's character.

1) How is Krogstad similar to Nora, and how is he different from her?

2) To what extent is Krogstad a villain? Are Krogstad's actions forgivable?

3) Compare Nora's view of Krogstad to Mrs. Linde's view of Krogstad. Why does Mrs. Linde still want a life with Krogstad, after what he's done?

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