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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Lovborg's new book about?
(a) A history of machination.
(b) The future of civilization.
(c) A medical thesaurus.
(d) The future of the wilderness.

2. How long was Hedda and Jorgen's honeymoon?
(a) One year.
(b) Six months.
(c) Three days.
(d) Two weeks.

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

4. What instrument does Hedda raucously play as Tesman and Mrs. Elvsted try to rewrite the manuscript?
(a) She plays the guitar.
(b) She plays the oboe.
(c) She plays the piano.
(d) She plays the harpsichord.

5. What is Solness paranoid really happened to the house?
(a) He is afraid God did not want him to have the house.
(b) He is afraid he willed its destruction.
(c) He is afraid Ragnar destroyed it on purpose.
(d) He is afraid Aline set it aflame.

6. Why won't Hedda go with Tesman to Aunt Julle's?
(a) Hedda wants to be completely free of darkness and death.
(b) Hedda is expecting a visit from her father.
(c) Hedda is too upset to leave the house.
(d) Hedda cannot bear to watch her beloved aunt die.

7. By the end of Act 4, what has Hedda lost?
(a) She has lost her hat.
(b) She has lost her freedom.
(c) She has lost her one true love.
(d) She has lost her parasol.

8. Why is Aline worried about his declaration?
(a) She knows heights make him dizzy.
(b) She knows Kaja has destroyed his wreath.
(c) She knows Ragnar has already hung a flag.
(d) She knows Hilde wants to climb up the tower with him.

9. What possession does Aunt Julle return to Tesman?
(a) She returns his cane.
(b) She returns his top hat.
(c) She returns his slippers.
(d) She returns his bookcase.

10. With what has Ejlert Lovborg recently had success?
(a) He composed a large concerto.
(b) He has written a well-received book.
(c) He opened a chain of grocery stores.
(d) He built a beautiful mansion.

11. What does Ragnar request of Solness just before Brovik's death?
(a) He requests a kind word about his drawings to share with his father.
(b) He requests money to build his father a coffin.
(c) He requests a partnership in the company.
(d) He requests the honor of constructing Solness's tower.

12. Who arrives unexpectedly to stay with Mr. and Mrs. Solness?
(a) Hedda Gabler.
(b) Dr. Rank.
(c) Hilde Wangel.
(d) Kaja.

13. Why does Hedda tell Tesman she burned the manuscript?
(a) She tells him she burned it because Mrs. Elvsted insisted.
(b) She tells him she burned it because she got cold.
(c) She tells him she burned it to ensure his job at the university.
(d) She tells him she burned it because she hates Lovborg.

14. What is Hilde's main memory of Solness?
(a) She remembers him hammering the wall.
(b) She remembers him singing.
(c) She remembers him climbing the tower.
(d) She remembers him dancing at a party.

15. To what does Solness compare Hilde upon her entrance?
(a) Darkness.
(b) Building.
(c) Letters.
(d) Light.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refreshment does Hedda offer to her guests?

2. What news does Tesman's note bring?

3. What prized possession was passed to Hedda from her father?

4. What does Solness hope will help repair the relationship between him and Aline?

5. With what type of person is Solness prone to having relationships?

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