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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. Which answer best describes Tesman's perception of Hedda?
(a) Flighty and vacant.
(b) Rude and ungrateful.
(c) Beautiful and adored.
(d) Demanding and restrictive.

2. What are people suggesting when they note Hedda has "filled out" during her travels?
(a) That she lives a life of leisure.
(b) That she is pregnant.
(c) That she doesn't love her husband.
(d) That she is letting herself go.

3. When Julle leaves at the end of Act 1, what are her plans for returning?
(a) She plans on returning every day to visit.
(b) She will return to spend the winter.
(c) She plans never to return.
(d) She is afraid she'll be too busy to come often.

4. What kept Hedda and Tesman up late the night of their return?
(a) Berte was was having a party next door.
(b) They were celebrating the return to their new home.
(c) Hedda needed everything unpacked and put away in a particular manner.
(d) Julle was ill.

5. How were the furnishings in the house paid for?
(a) Tesman could afford the furnishings with his salary.
(b) Julle mortgaged her annuity to pay for the furnishings.
(c) Berte lent Tesman the money to buy them.
(d) Hedda's inheritance paid for everything.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the book Tesman is working on about?

2. What is the relationship between Tesman and Julle in the play, HEDDA GABLER?

3. What was Hedda's life like before she married?

4. Why are people concerned about Rina?

5. What does Julle do as soon as she enters the room in the beginning of the first act?

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