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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What faux pas does Hedda commit against Mrs. Elvsted.
(a) She does not ask about the children.
(b) She does not offer her something to drink.
(c) She calls her by the wrong name.
(d) She forgets to invite her to sit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the assistants has ambition of becoming a builder?

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

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

4. Where is Mr. Lovborg invited upon his arrival to the Tesmans'?

5. What news does Tesman's note bring?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hedda initially react to the news of Lovborg's suicide?

2. What does Hedda admit she wants control of?

3. How does Lovborg take his leave of Mrs. Elvsted?

4. Why is Ejlert unable to return Mrs. Elvsted's love sufficiently?

5. What imminent threat does Tesman face now that Lovborg has a successful book?

6. How did Solness and Aline's children die?

7. What does Mrs. Elvsted confess to Hedda?

8. Why does Hedda burn the manuscript?

9. Ultimately, why does Solness finally grant Ragnar's request?

10. What does Solness decide to do in honor of the new house?

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