1. What is the title of the play? **A Doll's House**
2. Who wrote the play? **Henrik Ibsen**
3. What year was it written? **1879**
4. What is the name of the female protagonist? **Nora Helmer**
5. What is Nora's husband called? **Torvald Helmer**
6. Where is the play set? **19th century Norway**
7. When does the play take place? **Around Christmas time**
8. What job does Krogstad have at the bank? **Lawyer**
9. How does Nora get money from Krogstad? **By secretly borrowing it**
10. What disease does Nora pretend to have? **Tuberculosis**
11. What does Nora call their home? **A doll's house**
12. What role does Nora play in her family? **Devoted wife and mother**
13. Who threatens to reveal Nora's secret? **Krogstad**
14. How does Nora trick Torvald? **By making him think she saved them from debt**
15. What happens at the end? **Nora leaves her family**
16. What names does Torvald call Nora? **"Silly girl," "featherbrain"**
17. Who tells Nora they have tuberculosis? **Dr. Rank**
18. What stunt does Nora pull on Dr. Rank? **Fake suicide attempt**
19. Who gets fired from the bank? **Krogstad**
20. Who gets rehired at the bank? **Krogstad**
21. How much money does Nora borrow? **2000 Norwegian kroner**
22. What does Nora lie about regarding the loan? **The financial consequences**
23. When is the play set? **The 1870s**
24. What prop represents Nora? **Her ballgown and hair ribbons**
25. How much time passes in the events? **About a week**
26. How many acts is the play divided into? **Three**
27. How many scenes are in each act? **Varies between 2-4 scenes**
28. How many total scenes are there? **14 scenes**
29. What foods signify Christmas? **Cookies, cakes**
30. What toys does Nora play with? **Paper cutouts**
31. What colors is Nora's ballgown? **Blue and pink**
32. How many children do they have? **Three**
33. What is their last name? **Helmer**
34. How old is Nora? **Around 28**
35. What work does Torvald do? **Banker**
36. Where is the final scene? **Their living room**
37. How long have they been married? **Eight years**
38. When did they get married? **Shortly after Nora's 20th birthday**
39. Where did they go for their honeymoon? **The mountains**
40. Who does Nora consult? **Dr. Rank**
41. What illness does he have? **Tuberculosis**
42. How much did Nora borrow total? **2000 kroner**
43. What currency? **Norwegian kroner**
44. Over how many years? **Eight years**
45. What is the interest rate? **6%**
46. How much time left to pay? **Three months**
47. When was the last payment due? **December 30th**
48. How much from her father-in-law? **8000 kroner**
49. Why doesn't this come? **He lost all his money**
50. What job did Nora previously hold? **Bank controller's assistant**
51. When must Nora tell Torvald about the loan? **Before Christmas**
52. What document does Krogstad hold over Nora? **The bond for her loan**
53. What is Krogstad's past transgression? **Forging a signature as a young man**
54. Why was Krogstad originally fired from the bank? **For his past crime**
55. How does Nora try to save Krogstad's job? **By appealing to Torvald**
56. What do Nora's friends from the Young Ladies association do? **Recite poems and plays**
57. Which friend is considering marrying Dr. Rank? **Miss Linde**
58. Where did Miss Linde previously work? **As a salesgirl in a shop**
59. When does Miss Linde arrive in town? **Just before New Years Eve**
60. Why has Miss Linde come to see Nora? **She needs a job and place to stay**
61. What Christmas present does Nora receive from Dr. Rank? **A jar of sweets**
62. How does Nora react to receiving it? **She kisses him lovingly**
63. What does Torvald give Nora as a present? **A dress and hat**
64. When does Nora expect to have the loan repaid? **By the spring**
65. Who brings Nora the news of her father's death? **Miss Linde**
66. How much money was Nora expecting from her father? **5000 pounds**
67. When did her father pass away? **A few months prior**
68. Where does Nora mail a letter to her father asking for money? **The spa town he was staying in**
69. What kind of letter does Nora receive back? **A letter informing of his death**
70. How does Nora react to learning of her father's passing? **She cries loudly**
71. What lie does Nora tell Miss Linde of how she got the money? **She says she inherited it**
72. When does Krogstad deliver his letter to Torvald? **New Years Eve**
73. What does the letter reveal about Nora? **The illegal loan**
74. How does Nora try to stop Torvald from reading the letter? **By distracting him**
75. Why is Krogstad willing to retract the letter? **If Torvald rehires him**
76. Who has Miss Linde fallen in love with in the meantime? **Krogstad**
77. What change of heart does Krogstad have that night? **He decides not to blackmail Nora**
78. What does he tear up in front of Miss Linde? **The letter to Torvald**
79. Who reappears at Nora's home near the end? **Krogstad**
80. Why has he come to see Nora? **To return her bond**
81. What does Nora think of Krogstad now? **That he is a better man than she thought**
82. What change of events allows Torvald to keep his job? **Krogstad is not exposed**
83. How long has it been since Nora properly celebrated New Years? **Many years**
84. Why doesn't Torvald rehire Krogstad still? **Due to personal dislike**
85. How many hours pass between Acts 1 and 2? **24 hours**
86. Who is with Nora when she cries about her negligence? **Miss Linde**
87. How does Nora try to protect her children from the truth? **By distracting them with toys**
88. What does Torvald say after learning the truth about Nora? **He calls her his enemy**
89. What illness does Dr. Rank confess he will soon die from? **Tuberculosis**
90. Why does Dr. Rank view Nora as an ideal? **For her zest for life, beauty**
91. What does Nora admit at the end that shocks Torvald? **She no longer loves him**
92. How long has it been since Nora felt like a human being? **Never**
93. What does Nora now realize she must determine for herself? **Her own opinions**
94. Who does Nora leave her children with? **Miss Linde and Anne Marie**
95. What time of year is it? **Winter**
96. What does Nora put on to go out? **Shawl and hat**
97. What does Nora borrow from Miss Linde? **Five hundred kroner**
98. Where does Nora say she will be staying temporarily? **At Mrs. Linde's**
99. What is Nora's final line in the play before exiting? **"Now I am going to find out who I am"**
100. How does the play end? **With Nora leaving her family**
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