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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. How does Hedda feel about the house she lives in?
(a) She thinks the house is plain and depressing.
(b) She loves the way the house has been furnished.
(c) She thinks the house will be good for raising a family.
(d) She thinks it smells of old ladies and death.

2. Why is the professorship so important to Tesman?
(a) He based his marriage and finances on the prospects of the job.
(b) He wants to make Hedda and Julle proud of him.
(c) So he will finally outshine Lovborg.
(d) He desperately wants some academic recognition.

3. What is the relationship between Berte and Rina?
(a) Sisters.
(b) Rina owes Berte money.
(c) Berte nursed Rina for several years.
(d) Berte is Rina's poor relative from the country.

4. Of what does Lovborg accuse Mrs. Elvsted?
(a) That she wanted to control him.
(b) That she was trying to prevent him from publishing his book.
(c) That she was working with her husband to watch out for him.
(d) That she was trying to credit for his reformation.

5. What does Hedda show Lovborg when they are first left alone together?
(a) Her husband's manuscript.
(b) Her house.
(c) A photo album of her honeymoon.
(d) Her father's pistols.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Hedda give Lovborg for not following through on a threat she made a long time ago?

2. What are Brack's views on his own marriage prospects?

3. What does Lovborg ask Hedda while they are alone?

4. What kept Hedda and Tesman up late the night of their return?

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

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