View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hedda finally do with the manuscript?
(a) She gives it back to Tesman.
(b) She claims it as her own and publishes it.
(c) She gives it back to Lovborg.
(d) She burns it in the fireplace.

2. What object(s) does Hedda keep imagining in Lovborg's hair?
(a) Vine leaves.
(b) Combs.
(c) Blood.
(d) A straw hat.

3. 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.

4. Why has Hilde come?
(a) She misses Aline, who is her very good friend.
(b) She is in love with Ragnar.
(c) She is responding to an advertisement for a job.
(d) She remembers a promise Solness made to her ten years ago.

5. How did Lovborg really die?
(a) He was hit by a car.
(b) He shot himself in the head in his home.
(c) He was shot in the stomach attempting to regain his manuscript.
(d) He jumped off a cliff and scattered his manuscript to the winds.

6. Who does Ragnar want to marry?
(a) Hilde.
(b) Aline.
(c) Kaja.
(d) Hedda.

7. What possession of Hedda's does she want to keep, despite the fact that it doesn't match their home?
(a) Her study desk.
(b) Her hip bath.
(c) Her piano.
(d) Her wardrobe.

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

9. What happened to the children?
(a) Aline developed a fever that poisoned her breast milk which killed them.
(b) They died in a fire.
(c) They were stolen out of their cradles.
(d) They were given to a relative, who still takes care of them.

10. For what kind of building was Solness constructing the tower many years ago?
(a) For a shop.
(b) For a church.
(c) For a home.
(d) For a town hall.

11. What will Tesman and Mrs. Elvsted use to reconstruct the manuscript?
(a) They will use Lovborg's notes.
(b) They will use Lovborg's recordings.
(c) They will use Tesman's memory of Lovborg's reading.
(d) They will use Mrs. Elvsted's memory.

12. What papers is Solness flipping through?
(a) He is looking at old photographs.
(b) He is looking at letters from Aline.
(c) He is looking at bills.
(d) He is looking at Ragnar's drawings.

13. How does Mr. Brack attempt to blackmail Hedda?
(a) He will tell Mrs. Elvsted that Hedda had a relationship with Lovborg.
(b) He will tell Aunt Julle that Hedda killed Aunt Rina.
(c) He will let the word get out that Lovborg had her pistol.
(d) He will tell Tesman that they are having an affair.

14. Who assisted Ejlert Lovborg with his project?
(a) Mrs. Elvsted.
(b) Berte.
(c) Tesman.
(d) Hedda Gabler.

15. What does Solness hope will help repair the relationship between him and Aline?
(a) His gift of jewelry.
(b) Hilde.
(c) The children.
(d) The new house.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Solness suspect he may be controlling his own life?

2. What does Lovborg tell Mrs. Elvsted about the manuscript?

3. What destroyed Solness and Aline's original home?

4. What news does Tesman's note bring?

5. What is the most important element to Aline in her life?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 615 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample