A doll's house test
How would you characterize Dr. Rank's philosophy?
A person who believes your moral choices affect your physical heath
The setting of the play is
Christmas
what does Mrs. Linde think Dr. Rank has done for Nora?
Given her money in exchange for favors
Who is the author of a doll's house
Henrik Ibsen
what has happened to the Christmas tree at the beginning of act II?
It is covered with stumps of burned out candles
where did they go as a result?
Italy
The tattered tarantella symbolizes
Nora and Helmer's marriage
costume (dress)
Nora's facade and lies (her appearances falling apart)
where is the author from?
Norway
what do the scenes of familiarity between Nora and Rank reveal about their character and about Nora's relationship with Torvald?
Rank knows Nora better thank Torvald knows her
when Torvald says he'll take on the whole weight of everything, why does Nora say no?
She doesn't want Torvald to suffer from her mistakes
Nora tells Mrs. Linde that she is proud. Why?
She has managed to save enough money to pay for a trip to save Torvald's health
Why does Nora refuse to see her children at the end of act one?
She is afraid she will infect them with her moral disease
What motivates nora to break the law?
She think love is above the law and therefore justifies her actions
what does Nora and Helmer exchanging rings before Nora leaves signify?
The end to their marriage and finality of Nora's decision
in addition to krogstad's moral failings, torvald objects to him as a bank employee because
They were once friends and are on a first-name basis
Torvald holding the key to the mailbox?
Torvald holds the Key to the truth
what crisis confronted Nora and Torvald a year after their marriage?
Torvald nearly died
Mrs. Linde is
a friend of Nora's from her hometown
What letter does Torvald mail during this act?
a letter to Krogstad, telling him he's fired
what object does Nora use to tease Dr. Rank?
a stocking
embroidering
appearance
Dr. Rank
bad blood (actions affect your health)
what will Krogstad's plan to keep Nora's forged signature on file allow him to do in the future?
blackmail Nora
Torvald's pet names for Nora include all of the following except _______
cookie
river
death, life, or rebirth
darkness
deception, evil, chaos
When Dr. Rank tells Nora of his impending death, she is upset because she
does not want to face truths that are unpleasant
light
enlightenment (wisdom)
backdoor
evil (krogstad)
Krogstad tells Nora he cannot forgive Torvald for what?
forcing him back to his old ways
Nora violated the law by
forging her father's signature on the promissory note
Mailbox
gateway to truth
when rank says he has audited his internal accounts and found himself bankrupt, what does he mean?
he is dying
Krogstad comes up by the back stairs to see Nora. What does this imply?
his motives are evil
Krogstad's position at the bank
is being given to Mrs. Linde
Krogstad wishes to retain his position at the bank chiefly because
it is a way for him to regain the townspeople's respect
Anne-Marie
left home to care for Nora's kids, gave up her child to become Nora's nurse, was abandoned by her husband
macaroon
lies and deception
Nora doesn't believe it's wrong to borrow money because
love of a family is above the law, it can always be repaid, and outsiders don't count
What makes nora "feel almost like being a man"
making money secretively
candles
marriage (when they are melted in the story, nora and helmers marriage is also melting)
ring
marriage in general
tarantella
marriage on the outside
The Helmer's house can best be described as ___________.
middle class
As a present for herself, Nora asks Torvald for ______
money
knitting
practicality
money
problems, control over circumstances
Mrs. Linde is happy to hear of the Helmer's good fortune chiefly because
she hopes torvlad can help her find work
why is Nora asking Anne-Marie so many questions about caring for children?
she wants to be sure Anne-Marie will be there for the children if she is gone
3 days
similar to Jesus death and resurrection, Nora experiences a death and new life, but much less holy and pure (a bad kind of new life)
Torvald
society and appearances
What quality does torvald say nora inherited from her father?
spending money carelessly
The handling of the macaroons in Act I can best be regarded as an early sign of
the dishonesty in Torvald's and Nora's marriage
Who is Anne Marie?
the nanny/nurse
All of the following statements about torvald's names for nora are true EXCEPT
they suggest he thinks Nora is his equal in managing their affiars
Christmas tree
time
why does Nora practice the tarantella?
to keep Torvald from the mail
letters
truth
Dr. Rank suffers from
tuberculosis of the spine
