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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Julle give to Tesman before she leaves?
(a) An unexplained package.
(b) A suitcase of documents.
(c) A hat.
(d) His favorite slippers.

2. Why is Mrs Elvsted uneasy talking about her home life?
(a) Because her husband is an old flame of Hedda's.
(b) Because she has just left her husband.
(c) Because she knows Hedda is unhappy.
(d) Because her husband is unfaithful.

3. What does Hedda claim were her motives in their prior experiences together?
(a) A look into a world that she is supposed to know nothing about.
(b) To inspire him.
(c) To reform him.
(d) To make him forget everything but her.

4. What was the basis of the close friendship shared by Lovborg and Mrs Elvsted?
(a) Long walks in the country.
(b) Similar personalities.
(c) Working together on Lovborg's book.
(d) Hard times that brought them together.

5. What part of Mrs Elvsted does Hedda find "irritating"?
(a) Her hair.
(b) Her clothes.
(c) Her manner of speaking.
(d) Her mannerisms.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two events does Tesman accidentally schedule for the same time?

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

3. Which are the most appropriate words to describe Hedda in the first act?

4. What does Hedda remember getting Lovborg to confess?

5. What does Hedda threaten to do to Berte in Act 1 of Hedda Gabler?

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