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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tesman ask Berte to put away for him?
(a) Some personal letters he doesn't want Hedda to see.
(b) Some money he's saved.
(c) His pistols.
(d) A suitcase full of notes and research.

2. In the second act, what do we learn about the hat incident?
(a) That Hedda was jealous of the hat.
(b) Hedda only pretended she thought the hat belonged to the maid.
(c) That Julle is still offended.
(d) That Hedda is sorry she said anything.

3. When Tesman and Brack first invite Lovborg to Brack's party, what does Lovborg do?
(a) Decline.
(b) Cautiously agree to go.
(c) Warmly accept as a way to regain old ties.
(d) Agree to stay with Hedda when she asks him to.

4. What is Hedda thankful for, in her relationship with Brack?
(a) That Brack is such a good friend with her best interests in mind.
(b) That Brack has no hold over her.
(c) That Brack lives so close by.
(d) That Tesman is not dependent on Brack.

5. How does Hedda imagine Lovborg when he returns?
(a) Flushed and fearless with vine leaves in his hair.
(b) Reckless and free.
(c) Responsible and self controlled.
(d) The talk of the town.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the first two characters to appear in Act 1 of Hedda Gabler?

2. What does Tesman think of the book Lovborg read out loud at Brack's party?

3. What role did Ejlert Lovborg play in the Elvsted household prior to the happenings in the play Hedda Gabler?

4. When does Hedda do with Lovborg's manuscript when she hears the maid admit Lovborg into the house?

5. What does Tesman focus on when he talks about the future?

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