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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mr. Brack attempt to blackmail Hedda?

2. To what does Solness compare Hilde upon her entrance?

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

4. Why did Hedda mention she liked the villa?

5. Why was Lovborg arrested?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Hedda convince Lovborg to go to the party?

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

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

6. Describe Solness' relationship with Kaja?

7. Why does Hedda burn the manuscript?

8. What does Hedda admit she wants control of?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the climax and the secondary climax of HEDDA GABLER. In which acts do these events occur? How does the secondary climax lead to the ultimate resolution in the play? What other events lead up to the play's final, climactic moment?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Mrs. Alving's "ghosts." When do they appear? As whom do they appear? What echoes of her past does she see in the present? Is she able to escape any of her past experiences? What is her character's arc throughout the play? Be sure to provide textual examples.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Nora's transformation throughout A DOLL'S HOUSE. Where does she first start to change? What is the final straw in her awakening? How does Torvald bring about his own fate? Has Nora learned anything about morality throughout the play? How does she use her newfound knowledge? Does her learned morality play a part in her decision to leave?

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