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

2. Why did Hedda mention she liked the villa?
(a) She had admired it ever since childhood.
(b) She knew it was Tesman's dream house and wanted him to be happy.
(c) She mentioned it on a walk with the awkward Tesman because she felt sorry for him.
(d) She wanted to be near the sea, where the villa stood.

3. With what type of person is Solness prone to having relationships?
(a) He is prone to relationships with older women.
(b) He is prone to relationships with very intelligent women.
(c) He is prone to relationships with very poor women.
(d) He is prone to relationships with younger women.

4. 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.

5. Which of the assistants has ambition of becoming a builder?
(a) Aline.
(b) Kaja.
(c) Ragnar.
(d) Brovik.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the end of Act 4, what has Hedda lost?

2. What refreshment does Hedda offer to her guests?

3. What object(s) does Hedda keep imagining in Lovborg's hair?

4. With whom does Tesman entrust Lovborg's manuscript?

5. How does Hedda die?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Hedda claim spurred her original interest in Ejlert Lovborg, years ago?

3. What does Ragnar ask of Solness, since his father is close to death?

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

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

6. Why does Hedda refrain from visiting Aunt Rina?

7. What does Hedda admit she wants control of?

8. What are the factors that, combined, mean such despair for Hedda that she must end her life?

9. What does Mrs. Elvsted confess to Hedda?

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

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