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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 take away with him?

2. How does Hilda long to see Solness?

3. What do Solness and Hilda want to build their castle on?

4. What affected Aline's milk?

5. What does Aline say Solness is underneath his bluster?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do Solness and Aline stay with each other if they are so unhappy? Is their unhappiness solely to do with the death of the children? What was their life like before the death of their children?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the play and helps to express character and theme:

1. Setting

2. Structure

3. Language

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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