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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What favor does Krogstad ask of Nora?
(a) He asks her to watch his children for the evening.
(b) He asks her to put in a good word with Mrs. Linde.
(c) He asks her to help him keep his job at the bank.
(d) He asks her to mend his coat for him.

2. What does Krogstad want from Torvald?
(a) He wants his money back with interest.
(b) He wants Torvald to work for him.
(c) He wants Nora to come with him and be his wife.
(d) He wants a new, more important job at the bank.

3. How is Hedda described in the stage directions?
(a) A fading beauty of advancing years.
(b) A frivolous blond with mounds of curls.
(c) A rough person of swarthy complexion.
(d) An aristocratic figure with steel-gray eyes.

4. With whom does Tesman entrust Lovborg's manuscript?
(a) Mr. Brack.
(b) Mrs. Elvsted.
(c) Berte.
(d) Hedda.

5. What is Nora carrying as she enters Act 1?
(a) She is carrying a letter.
(b) She is carrying one of the children.
(c) She is carrying embroidery.
(d) She is carrying Christmas gifts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who, probably, actually is the woman who inspired Lovborg's book?

2. To what does Mrs. Elvsted compare the manuscript?

3. What happens to the orphanage at the end of Act 2?

4. Why did Engstrand claim Regine as his own child?

5. What kind of man was Mr. Alving?

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