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

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

3. What instrument does Hedda raucously play as Tesman and Mrs. Elvsted try to rewrite the manuscript?
(a) She plays the oboe.
(b) She plays the piano.
(c) She plays the harpsichord.
(d) She plays the guitar.

4. What does Lovborg tell Mrs. Elvsted about the manuscript?
(a) He tells her he was disgusted with it and destroyed it.
(b) He tells her he lost it and begs her forgiveness.
(c) He tells her it has been bought by a publishing company.
(d) He tells her Hedda has stolen it.

5. To what does Solness compare Hilde upon her entrance?
(a) Darkness.
(b) Letters.
(c) Building.
(d) Light.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who assisted Ejlert Lovborg with his project?

2. What possession does Aunt Julle return to Tesman?

3. What happened to the children?

4. What has Solness promised Hilde?

5. What does Ragnar request of Solness just before Brovik's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Brack hint will soon keep Hedda busy, fulfilling her life and abating her incurable boredom?

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

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

4. What is Ragnar's ambition?

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

6. Why does Hedda tell Tesman she burned the manuscript?

7. What does Mrs. Elvsted confess to Hedda?

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

9. Describe Solness' relationship with Kaja?

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

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