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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 kind of dream does Julie tell Jean she has in Scene 2?
2. Who is Jean engaged to?
3. In Scene 1, what does Jean observe about Christine and Julie?
4. How does Julie convince Jean to dance?
5. What language do Jean and Miss Julie speak together?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Christine think is happening between Jean and Julie?
2. Why does Christine not think Julie is to blame for staying out all night with Jean?
3. What is Jean's true motive for sleeping with Julie?
4. In addition to cleaning the kitchen, what else does Christine do to the kitchen that provides insight into how she feels about her position as a cook?
5. What does Julie's dream represent?
6. How does Jean try to manipulate both Julie and Christine?
7. Why does Julie claim that a servant is just a servant when regarding Christine? What does this reveal about Julie?
8. How do Jean's feelings toward Julie change in the fourth scene?
9. How does the Count change the situation in the final scene?
10. How does Christine respond to Jean's admission that he slept with Julie, and how is this significant?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the time period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?
Examine the play's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas:
1. Character
2. Setting
3. Plot
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the role of conflict in "Miss Julie."
1. The conflict between Julie and society.
2. The conflict between Julie and Jean.
3. The conflict between Julie and herself.
Essay Topic 3
Look at the generation gap between younger and the older characters. What different experiences did both generations go through? What problems is the generation gap causing the characters? Is generational gap expressed in MISS JULIE particularly widespread during this time or is a wide generational gap common to all ages?
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