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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. How long ago did Mrs. Linde's husband die?

2. What made Torvald ill?

3. What was Nora actually doing, while Torvald thought she was making presents the past Christmas?

4. When Nora first comes home, what does she ask her maid Helen to hide?

5. What does Nora say will happen if the loan comes to light?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Nora confess to Mrs. Linde that her father didn't give her the money for the trip that saved Torvald's life?

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

3. How does Mrs. Linde feel, now that no one's depending on her financially anymore?

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

5. Why doesn't Nora talk to Torvald about her old friends?

6. How does Nora introduce her request for Torvald to let Krogstad keep his post at the bank?

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

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

9. What distracts Nora from decorating the Christmas tree?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss morality in the novel, and the relationship of law and morality.

1) Torvald considers himself a moral man. What is his morality based on? How does Torvald define his own morality?

2) Nora believes that she knows what is right and wrong. What is her morality based on? How does her morality conflict with both law and Torvald's morality during the play? How does Nora define her own morality?

3) Krogstad says that he is trying to reform himself, but the method he uses is through blackmail. Discuss Krogstad's moral and ethical code. How does the morality of the society affect Krogstad?

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