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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Oswald convinced would help him kill himself?
(a) Engstrand.
(b) Regine.
(c) Pastor Manders.
(d) Mrs. Alving.

2. What refreshment does Hedda offer to her guests?
(a) She offers them water and bread.
(b) She offers them cold punch.
(c) She offers them tea and cake.
(d) She offers them hot toddies.

3. Where is Mr. Lovborg invited upon his arrival to the Tesmans'?
(a) He is invited to Mrs. Elvsted's for tea.
(b) He is invited to the theatre by Aunt Julle.
(c) He is invited to Mr. Brack's for a party.
(d) He is invited to the back porch by Hedda.

4. To whom did Mrs. Alving run when her married life became unbearable?
(a) She went to Pastor Manders.
(b) She went to Oswald.
(c) She went to her mother.
(d) She went to Engstrand.

5. Why did Hedda marry Tesman?
(a) She had an illicit relationship with him and became pregnant.
(b) She was betrothed to him as a small child.
(c) She was desperately in love with him and he with her.
(d) She found him pathetically eager to support her while no one else was.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Engstrand want the Pastor to do with the remainder of Alving's money?

2. What is Torvald unwilling to sacrifice, but Nora claims that thousands of women have to?

3. What trait in herself does Mrs. Alving regret?

4. What is Lovborg's new book about?

5. What does Torvald discover in the lock of the mailbox?

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