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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Hedda's state of mind after Julle leaves?
(a) Resigned and content.
(b) Happy to be home.
(c) Tired and overwhelmed.
(d) Angry and tense.

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

3. Who embroidered Tesman's slippers?
(a) Hedda.
(b) Julle.
(c) His Aunt Rina.
(d) Berte.

4. What is the profession of Jorgen Tesman?
(a) Tesman does not work.
(b) Merchant and importer.
(c) Academic researcher and aspiring professor.
(d) Politician.

5. What does Hedda complain about just after greeting Julle?
(a) Having nothing to do.
(b) The difficulty with servants.
(c) How long it has been since they've met.
(d) An open window.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Julle and Tesman discuss as a strong ability of Tesman's?

2. How were the furnishings in the house paid for?

3. From where are Tesman and Hedda returning?

4. What would best characterize the way Hedda greets Julle?

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

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