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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. What does Solness plan to hang from the tower of his new home?
(a) A sign.
(b) A curtain.
(c) A flag.
(d) A wreath.

2. What gift does Hedda give Mr. Lovborg?
(a) An embroidery.
(b) A pistol.
(c) A photograph.
(d) His manuscript.

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

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

5. 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 the back porch by Hedda.
(c) He is invited to the theatre by Aunt Julle.
(d) He is invited to Mrs. Elvsted's for tea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What faux pas does Hedda commit against Mrs. Elvsted.

2. What will Tesman and Mrs. Elvsted use to reconstruct the manuscript?

3. What was Hedda's father's career?

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

5. Why is Aline worried about his declaration?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Hedda's feelings about Tesman's aunts?

2. Why does Hedda burn the manuscript?

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

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

5. What are the implications to Hedda of Brack knowing Lovborg died by one of her pistols?

6. How does Hedda end up with Lovborg's manuscript?

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

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

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

10. What does Mrs. Elvsted confess to Hedda?

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