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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prized possession was passed to Hedda from her father?
(a) His saber.
(b) His fountain pen.
(c) His money clip.
(d) His pistols.

2. To what does Mrs. Elvsted compare the manuscript?
(a) She compares it to a horse.
(b) She compares it to a meal.
(c) She compares it to a child.
(d) She compares it to a guitar.

3. What children did Solness and Aline have?
(a) They had twin girls.
(b) They had one girl.
(c) They had twin boys.
(d) They had one boy.

4. 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.

5. Why was Lovborg arrested?
(a) He accused an ex-lover of stealing his manuscript.
(b) He littered.
(c) He jay-walked.
(d) He killed Mr. Brack with Hedda's pistol.

6. What are Hedda's feelings about Lovborg's suicide?
(a) She doesn't care one way or another.
(b) She thinks it is horrible.
(c) She thinks it is a courageous act.
(d) She thinks it is terribly sad.

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

8. What new responsibility of Hedda's does Mr. Brack refer to?
(a) He refers to her caring for Aunt Rina.
(b) He refers to her new job.
(c) He refers to her new horse.
(d) He refers to her alleged pregnancy.

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

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

11. Why has Solness kept Kaja employed?
(a) She is excellent at her job and he could ask for no one better.
(b) He wants to keep Ragnar under his thumb.
(c) He is in love with her and wants to marry her.
(d) He made a promise to her father that he would take care of her.

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

13. Why is Tesman in competition with Lovborg?
(a) They are each in love with Mrs. Elvsted.
(b) They are up for the same job at the university.
(c) They are running the same race for the fair.
(d) They are building houses across the street from each other.

14. What object did Aunt Julle purchase to impress Hedda?
(a) She purchased new shoes.
(b) She purchased a new hat.
(c) She purchased an expensive shawl.
(d) She purchased a parasol.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Tesman think is the woman who inspired Lovborg's book?

2. What member of Tesman's family has passed away at the beginning of Act 4?

3. Why did Hedda marry Tesman?

4. Whom does Hedda "playfully" shoot at?

5. Why does Solness finally agree to give Ragnar a kind word about his work?

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