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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Julle give to Tesman before she leaves?
(a) An unexplained package.
(b) His favorite slippers.
(c) A suitcase of documents.
(d) A hat.

2. Who are the first two characters to appear in Act 1 of Hedda Gabler?
(a) Julle and Berte.
(b) Jorgen and Hedda.
(c) Tesman and Berte.
(d) Julle and Tesman.

3. What is the relationship between Berte and Rina?
(a) Berte nursed Rina for several years.
(b) Berte is Rina's poor relative from the country.
(c) Rina owes Berte money.
(d) Sisters.

4. To what does Brack invite Tesman?
(a) A literary gathering.
(b) A stag dinner.
(c) A party at the home of a wealthy relative.
(d) A discussion of the professorship.

5. What was the basis of the close friendship shared by Lovborg and Mrs Elvsted?
(a) Long walks in the country.
(b) Similar personalities.
(c) Working together on Lovborg's book.
(d) Hard times that brought them together.

6. From where are Tesman and Hedda returning?
(a) The funeral of Hedda's father.
(b) Visiting a relative that is unwell.
(c) Spending the summer in the country.
(d) Their honeymoon.

7. What does Mrs Elvsted ask of Tesman in Act 1 of Hedda Gabler?
(a) To be kind to Lovborg and keep a watchful eye on him.
(b) To let Lovborg have the professorship.
(c) To let her know what he thinks of Lovborg's book.
(d) To continue Lovborg's work.

8. What are people suggesting when they note Hedda has "filled out" during her travels?
(a) That she doesn't love her husband.
(b) That she lives a life of leisure.
(c) That she is letting herself go.
(d) That she is pregnant.

9. Which of the following best describes Mrs Elvsted's marriage?
(a) Comfortable and satisfactory.
(b) Loveless and convenient.
(c) Passionate and unwise.
(d) Abusive and horrible.

10. What would best characterize the way Hedda greets Julle?
(a) Cool and formal.
(b) Loving and warm.
(c) Appreciative and obliging.
(d) Excited and enthusiastic.

11. Why are people concerned about Rina?
(a) She is elderly and bedridden.
(b) She is missing.
(c) She is about to have a child.
(d) She recently offended an important man.

12. What does Tesman ask Berte to put away for him?
(a) Some personal letters he doesn't want Hedda to see.
(b) His pistols.
(c) A suitcase full of notes and research.
(d) Some money he's saved.

13. Which of the following best characterizes Hedda's view of her marriage at the end of Act 1?
(a) Exciting and adventurous.
(b) Comfortable and supportive.
(c) A disappointment and boring.
(d) Unimportant and temporary.

14. When Hedda and Brack are discussing a trip in a compartment on a train, what are they really discussing?
(a) The unexpected in life.
(b) The importance of having good friends close by.
(c) Getting away from society.
(d) Fidelity in marriage.

15. What does Hedda want at the end of 1Act 1 of HEDDA GABLER?
(a) Peace from the world to be with her family.
(b) A salon, a footman, and a horse.
(c) To be reunited with old friends.
(d) A child.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hedda dream of convincing Tesman to do?

2. What is Brack's reaction when he realizes that Tesman is not at home and that he is alone with Hedda?

3. What does Hedda complain about just after greeting Julle?

4. What does Hedda tell Brack her reason's were for marrying Tesman?

5. What kind of friends were Mrs Elvsted and Hedda in school?

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