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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. Who actually loaned Nora the money?
(a) Dr. Rank.
(b) Her father.
(c) Krogstad.
(d) Kristine.

2. What suggestion does Torvald give Mrs. Linde?
(a) He suggests she end her relationship with Krogstad.
(b) He suggests she end her relationship with Nora.
(c) He suggests she fix her hair in a more attractive way, like Nora's hair.
(d) He suggests she take up embroidery instead of knitting.

3. What does Oswald feel he has to make up to Regine?
(a) He send her father, Engstrand, away in anger.
(b) He mentioned bringing her to Paris, which he forgot.
(c) He dropped a teacup that shattered and she had to clean up.
(d) He borrowed money from her and did not pay it back.

4. How did Torvald feel during Nora's project?
(a) He felt invigorated.
(b) He felt bored.
(c) He felt suspicious.
(d) He felt angry.

5. What does Nora hint at at the end of Act 2?
(a) She hints that she will kill Krogstad.
(b) She hints that Kristine will help her.
(c) She hints that she may kill herself.
(d) She hints that she will not dance the tarentella.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the only person Nora has left out of her shopping spree?

2. Which of Mrs. Alving's possessions does the Pastor disapprove of?

3. What item of her costume does Nora show Dr. Rank?

4. Who accidentally started a minor fire in the carpenter's shop?

5. Who took care of Nora as a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Torvald react to Krogstad's first letter?

2. What does Mrs. Alving hope to gain from opening the orphanage?

3. How is Nora's transformation symbolized in her costume?

4. What is ironic about Pastor Manders accidentally burning down the orphanage?

5. What is Oswald's first inkling that perhaps his father was not as virtuous as he thought?

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

7. What does Regine do when she learns how closely related she and Oswald are?

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

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

10. How does Krogstad attempt to blackmail Nora?

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