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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 Dr. Rank plan to send to Nora to alert her of his final descent?
(a) He will send his visiting card with a black cross on it.
(b) He will send her a detailed note.
(c) He will send her a single rose.
(d) He will send his visiting card with a scull and crossbones on it.

2. Why has Kristine come to seek work?
(a) She misses Nora because they were best friends.
(b) She is tired of her career and wants to try something new.
(c) She needs extra money for a business venture.
(d) She is a widow and has nowhere else to turn.

3. What does Mrs. Alving think is the cause of all the trouble in the world?
(a) Law and order.
(b) Parents and children.
(c) Religion and morality.
(d) Lies and deceit.

4. To what animal does Torvald often compare Nora?
(a) He compares her to a lion.
(b) He compares her to a songbird.
(c) He compares her to dolphin.
(d) He compares her to a raccoon.

5. Why are the Helmers excited for the new year?
(a) Nora is giving birth to another child.
(b) Torvald has gotten a promotion and a raise.
(c) Nora has gotten a new job.
(d) Dr. Rank is getting married.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Torvald stay away from Nora at parties?

2. What does Oswald ask for at the end of the play?

3. What is Oswald's illness?

4. What have Pastor Manders and Mrs. Alving been building?

5. Why did the orphanage burn down?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't the Pastor want Mrs. Alving to insure the orphanage?

2. Why did Mrs. Alving keep Captain Alving's life of debauchery a secret?

3. What is the only way Torvald could possibly accept Krogstad again?

4. What is the difference in opinion between Torvald and Nora about borrowing money?

5. What does Nora outwardly hope for at the end of Act 2, and what does she inwardly fear?

6. How is Nora's dance costume symbolic of her life and marriage?

7. Who goaded Mrs. Alving into her free-thinking ways?

8. To whom does Nora feel her duty is owed?

9. Why does Torvald think Nora is putting in a good word for Krogstad?

10. What was Mrs. Alving's marriage to the Captain really like, despite Pastor Mander's perceptions?

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