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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 is Torvald carrying when he exits the study?

2. Why did Torvald leave his office when he married Nora?

3. Who has Mrs. Linde had to support?

4. What does Nora try to do after Krogstad leaves?

5. What is Nora going to the costume ball as?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Nora's reaction to Krogstad's entrance?

3. What does Torvald say an atmosphere of lies does?

4. Where is Torvald when Nora comes home, and what is its significance?

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

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

7. What is the significance of Nora mentioning the first of the month to Krogstad?

8. What is Nora's attitude toward Torvald's rules?

9. What example does Torvald give Nora, to try and show her why borrowing is bad?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Nora's decision to leave Torvald.

1) Why does Nora consider Torvald a stranger when she leaves him? Why does she feel she can't learn what she needs to learn and stay in Torvald's house?

2) Why is Nora willing to leave her children?

3) In what ways is Nora's action in leaving Torvald selfless, and in what ways is it selfish? Is it the right decision?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the concept of man's ownership of his wife in the novel.

1) In what ways does Torvald indicate that he feels he owns Nora? Why does Torvald feel this way?

2) How does Nora respond to Torvald assuming that he owns her and control her? How does her response change at the end of the play, and why?

3) What societal critique does the play make about men who feel they own their wives, and why?

Essay Topic 3

In the play, the characters are often self-interested and even self-absorbed. Discuss selfishness in the play.

1) In what ways is Nora self-centered and self-absorbed? How does she view other people's problems? How does she view her own problems and priorities?

2) In what ways is Torvald self-centered and self-absorbed? How does he respond to Krogstad's letter when he thinks it will ruin him? Who is he most concerned about and why? Why does he feel the need to impose his own views on his wife?

3) In what ways are other characters, like Doctor Rank, Mrs. Linde, and Krogstad, self-centered? How does self-interest shape society?

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