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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lovborg tell Mrs. Elvsted when he returns at last from Brack's party?
(a) He tells her that he loves another woman.
(b) He has no more use for her and they must part.
(c) He tells her that he tried to return for her the previous night but was prevented.
(d) He lost control and needs her forgiveness.

2. What does Lovborg tell Mrs. Elvsted happened to the manuscript?
(a) That he tore it into bits and scattered it in the fjord.
(b) That Miss Diana has taken it and he can't get it back.
(c) That it is missing but the police are looking for it.
(d) That he sold it to pay his debts.

3. What happens to the manuscript when Tesman leaves?
(a) Tesman takes it with him to return to it's rightful owner.
(b) Tesman leaves it in Hedda's care.
(c) It gets knocked off the table and the pages scatter.
(d) Tesman gives it to Brack to hold onto.

4. What does Hedda refer to when she says someone has 'vine leaves in their hair'?
(a) That they are free-spirited.
(b) That they are living a wild lifestyle.
(c) That they are all dressed up.
(d) That they have become stuck somewhere.

5. What is the only thing that Mrs Elvsted knows about the woman whose shadow stands between her and Lovborg?
(a) Lovborg had asked her to marry him.
(b) She tried to shoot him with a pistol.
(c) She had rejected Lovborg for another man.
(d) She was a remarkable beauty, with red hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Mrs Elvsted uneasy talking about her home life?

2. Does Berte leave her belongings lying around?

3. What best characterizes the way Hedda feels about Mrs. Elvsted?

4. What does Hedda first tell Lovborg when he continually declines the cold punch she offered him?

5. What does Hedda threaten, again, to do to Mrs. Elvsted?

(see the answer key)

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