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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 Oswald smoking?

2. What does Maders think is rampant in artistic circles?

3. What is Mrs. Alving taking to the young master?

4. What does Manders say Engstrand comes to him like?

5. What is under the sole of Engstrand's book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of establishment does Engstrand want to open?

2. Describe the setting of Ghosts.

3. Where had Oswald been living before he came home?

4. Summarize the play.

5. How does Regina react to hearing that Mr. Alving was her father?

6. What did Mrs Alving do when she found out her husband had impregnated Joanna?

7. How was Mrs. Alving's husband a sham?

8. Why Regina say she cannot stay in the house?

9. What is the story of Regina's illegitimate birth?

10. What does Mrs. Alving say is the cause of trouble in the world?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare European and American culture.

1) What are the differences between the two cultures?

2) In what way have the two cultures influenced each other?

3) How would the author represent European culture and Norwegians if the play was released today?

Essay Topic 2

What are the differences between a film and a play in terms of the following?

1) Language

2) Character development

3) Structure

Essay Topic 3

Examine sex in the play.

1) How do the characters in the play view sex?

2) What does the representation of sex say about 1880s society?

3) How did the public react to the novel's representation when it was first published? How would the public react to a similar book today?

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