_____________ Nora's husband, comes out of his study when he hears her arrive.

He greets her playfully and affectionately, but then chides her for ___________________ Christmas gifts.

Their conversation reveals that the Helmers have had to be careful with ________________ for many years, but that Torvald has recently obtained a new position at the bank where he works that will afford them a more comfortable lifestyle.

Helene, the maid, announces that the Helmers' dear friend ____________ has come to visit.

At the same time, another visitor has arrived, this one unknown. To _______________'s great surprise, ______________ a former school friend, comes into the room.

The two have not seen each other for years, but ________ mentions having read that ________________'s husband died a few years earlier.

Kristine tells Nora that when her husband died, she was left with no money and no children. Nora tells Kristine about her first year of marriage to ________________________.

_____________ became sick, she adds, and the couple had to travel to Italy so that he could recover.

Nora inquires further about Mrs. LInde's life, and Mrs. Linde explains that for years she had to care for her sick mother and her two younger brothers. She states that her mother has passed away, though, and that the brothers are too old to need her. Instead of feeling relief, Mrs. Linde says she feels empty because she has no ______________________________.

Kristine hopes that Torvald may be able to help her obtain __________

Nora promises to speak to Torvald and then revelas a great secret to Mrs. Linde--without _________________'s knowledge, _____________ illegally borrowed money for the trip they took to Italy.

She told _____________ the money had come from her father. For years, __________________ reveals, she has worked and saved in secret, slowly repaying the debt, and soon it will be fully repaid.

___________________ a low-level employee at the bank where _________ works, arrives and proceeds into _______________'s study.

___________ reacts uneasily to ___________ presence, and _____________ coming out of the study says ________________ is "morally sick."

Once he has finished meeting with ___________, ______________ comes into the living room and says that he can probably hire __________________ at the bank.

Dr. Rank, Torvald, and Mrs. Linde depart, leaving Nora by herself. Nora's children return with their nanny, Anne-Marie, and Nora plays with them until she notices _______________'s presence in the room. The two converse, and ____________ is revealed to be the source of Nora's secret loan.

Krogstad states that Torvald wants to _________ from his position at the bank and alludes to his own _________________________.

He asks Nora to use her influence to ensure that his position remains secure. When she refuses, Krogstad points out that he has in his possession a contract that contains _____________________________.

Krogstad ________________ Nora, threatening to reveal her crime and to bring shame and disgrace on both Nora and her husband if she does not prevent Torvald from firing him.

Krogstad leaves, and when Torvald returns, Nora tries to convince him not to fire Krogstad, but Torvald will hear nothing of it. He declares Krogstad an _________________ man and states that he feels ________________ in the presence of such people.

Act II opens on the following day, ____________________.

Alone, Nora paces her living room, filled with anxiety. Mrs. Linde arrives and helps sew Nora's costume for the ball that Nora will be attending at her neighbor's home the following evening. Nora tells Mrs. Linde that Dr. Rank has a ______________ that he inherited from his father.

Nora's suspicious behavior leads Mrs. Linde to guess that Dr. Rank is the source of Nora's ____________

Nora denies Mrs. Linde's charge but refuses to reveal the source of her distress. Torvald arrives, and Nora again begs him ____________________________, but again Torvald refuses. When Nora presses him, he admits that Krogstad's moral behavior isn't all that bothers him--he dislikes Krogstad's overly familiar attitude.

Torvald and Nora argue until Torvald sends the maid to deliver Krogstad's ____________________

Torvald leaves. Dr. Rank arrives and tells Nora that he knows he is close to death. She attempts to cheer him up and begins to flirt with him. She seems to be preparing to ask him to intervene on her behalf in her struggle with Torvald. Suddenly, Dr. Rank reveals to Norah that he is __________________. In light of this revelation, Nora refuses to ask Dr. Rank for anything.

Once Dr. Rank leaves, Krogstad arrives and demands an explanation for his dismissal. He wants respectability and has changed the terms of the blackmail: he now insists to Nora that not only that he must be rehired at the bank but that he be rehired in a higher position. He then puts a letter detailing __________________ in the Helmers' letterbox. In a panic, Nora tells Mrs. Linde everything, and Mrs. Linde instructs Nora to delay Torvald from opening the letter as long as possible while she goes to speak with Krogstad.

In order to distract Torvald from the letterbox, Nora begins to _____________ that she will perform at that event's costume party.

In her agitated emotional state, she dances wildly and violently, displeasing Torvald. Nora manages to make Torvald promise not to open his mail until after she performs at the party. Mrs. Linde soon returns and says that she has __________________ but that he will be gone until the following evening.

The next night, as the costume party takes place upstairs, Krogstad meets Mrs. Linde in the Helmers' living room. Their conversation reveals that the two ________________________, but Mrs. Linde left Krogstad for a wealthier man who would enable her to support her family.

She tells Krogstad that now she is free of her own familial obligations and wishes to __________________. Krogstad is overjoyed and says he will demand his letter back before Torald can read it and learn Nora's secret.

______________, however, insists that he leave the letter, because she belives both Torvald and Nora will be __________ once the truth has been revealed.

Soon after Krogstad's departure, Nora and Torvald enter, back from the costume ball. After saying goodnight to Mrs. Linde, Torvad tells Nora how ___________ she looked as she danced. Dr. Rank, who was also at the party and has come to say goodnight, promptly interrupts Torvad's _________ on Nora.

After Dr. Rank leaves, Torvald finds in his letterbox two of Dr. Rank's visiting cards, each with a _________________ above the name.

Nor knows Dr. Rank's cards constitute his announcement that he will soon die, and she informs Torvald of this fact. She then insists that Torvald _______________ Krogstad's letter.

Torvald reads the letter and is __________________

He calls Nora a hypocrite and a liar and complains that she has ruined his happiness. He declares that she will not be allowed to raise their children. Helene then brings in a letter. Torvald opens it and discovers that Krogstad has _____________________________________.

Overjoyed, Torvald attempts to dismiss his past insults, but his harsh words have triggered something in Nora. She declares that despite their eight years of marriage, ____________________________ .

Torvald, Nora asserts, has treated her like a_________ to be played with and admired.

She decides to _______________ Torvald, declaring that she must "make sense of [her]self and everything arond her." She walks out, __________________ the door behind her.

Did Ibsen write "A Doll's House" before or after "Ghosts"?

"Ghosts" was written as a response to "A Doll's House." Which two characters are we meant to look at in terms of this response?

Which of these is not the name of an Ibsen play?

How did Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg feel about each other?