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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. Why doesn't Doctor Rank want Torvald in his sickroom?

2. What does Nora ask Krogstad to think of, to beg him for mercy?

3. How much money does Krogstad say he will ask Torvald for?

4. What does Mrs. Linde say was her reason for sending Krogstad a harsh break-up letter?

5. What does Nora put on herself, when Torvald goes in to read the letters?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Torvald's reaction to receiving the letter with the bond enclosed.

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

6. What does Krogstad want most?

7. What does Torvald play on the piano?

8. What does Nora ask Doctor Rank to do for her, after the maid gives Nora the card?

9. How does Krogstad respond to Mrs. Linde's offer to be with him?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the meaning of money to the characters in the play.

1) Why is money important to Nora? What does money mean to her? Why does she want money, and how does she feel about it? Where does money fit in Nora's hierarchy of priorities?

2) What does money mean to Torvald? Why is he happy to have his new job? In what ways does he expect money to improve his life? Where does money fit in Torvald's hierarchy of priorities?

3) How do Nora and Torvald view borrowing, and why?

4) How does Mrs. Linde view money, and why does she marry her first husband for financial reasons?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss religion in the play.

1) At the end of the play, Nora says that she does not know what religion is. How does her disillusionment with Torvald translate into a disillusionment with religion?

2) How are society and religion interlinked? Why is religion mentioned at the end of the play, but hardly mentioned at all during the rest of the play?

3) What is the relationship between religion and the characters' perception of morality?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the definition of marriage in the play.

1) What is Nora's idea of marriage? How does her idea of marriage change throughout the play, and what does she mean by the true wedlock she wishes for at the end of the play?

2) What is Mrs. Linde's idea of marriage? What did her former marriage mean to her, and how is it different from her proposed union with Krogstad?

3) What is Torvald's idea of marriage? How does he define his relationship with Nora?

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