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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ragnar call Solness?

2. Who did Aline's old house belong to?

3. What does Hilda say she would be useless at?

4. Which of the following type of devil does Solness not list?

5. What happens to Solness when he is up high?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the Play. In what way are these themes relevant to the time period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

What made Solness a good architect? What did Solness have to learn to become a successful architect?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Ibsen use only one location? How does he use the characters to express a life beyond this location? How is the location used to express elements such as theme and character? How do the students think the story's setting would change if it was a novel?

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