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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What state of mind is Mrs Elvsted in when she arrives?
(a) Concerned and thoughtful.
(b) Confident and cheery.
(c) Excited and bubbly.
(d) Nervous and desperate.

2. What does Hedda refer to when she says someone has 'vine leaves in their hair'?
(a) That they are living a wild lifestyle.
(b) That they have become stuck somewhere.
(c) That they are free-spirited.
(d) That they are all dressed up.

3. What reason does Hedda give for refusing to go with Tesman to Rina?
(a) She needs to wait for Lovborg to arrive.
(b) She feels unwell.
(c) She says she needs to free herself from darkness and death.
(d) Someone needs to guard the manuscript.

4. Which of the following best describes Mrs Elvsted's marriage?
(a) Passionate and unwise.
(b) Abusive and horrible.
(c) Comfortable and satisfactory.
(d) Loveless and convenient.

5. What does Hedda remember getting Lovborg to confess?
(a) That he loved Hedda.
(b) The details of his dissolute lifestyle.
(c) That he wanted to kill himself.
(d) That he wanted to write a great book in his life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What best characterizes the way Hedda feels about Mrs. Elvsted?

2. How is Lovborg's book received by the public?

3. How does Hedda imagine Lovborg when he returns?

4. What does Hedda divulge to Lovborg that Mrs Elvsted did not want known?

5. Why might Tesman not get the professorship he was promised?

(see the answer key)

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