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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What item in Hedda and Tesman's house has been moved out of view in the beginning of Act 2 of HEDDA GABLER?
(a) The bouquet of flowers.
(b) The picture of Rina.
(c) The pistols.
(d) Hedda's piano.

3. From their conversation, what can one infer about Brack and Hedda in Act 2?
(a) They are both uncomfortable being alone with the other.
(b) Hedda rejected Brack as a suitor.
(c) They have been lovers.
(d) They are already friends.

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

5. What does Hedda claim she has to keep her entertained at the end of Act 1 of HEDDA GABLER?
(a) A charming home.
(b) Her father's pistols.
(c) A busy social life.
(d) A growing family.

6. What are Mrs Elvsted's plans for the future?
(a) Stay in town as long as her husband will agree to.
(b) Write and publish a book of her own.
(c) None, other than to be near Ejlert Lovborg.
(d) Start formal divorce proceedings.

7. What does Hedda want at the end of 1Act 1 of HEDDA GABLER?
(a) A child.
(b) To be reunited with old friends.
(c) A salon, a footman, and a horse.
(d) Peace from the world to be with her family.

8. 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.

9. What is the book Tesman is working on about?
(a) The importance of family in society.
(b) Cultural norms of the modern age.
(c) Domestic crafts of Brabant in the Middle Ages.
(d) The role of religion in shaping the future.

10. To what does Brack invite Tesman?
(a) A discussion of the professorship.
(b) A party at the home of a wealthy relative.
(c) A stag dinner.
(d) A literary gathering.

11. To whom does Hedda not speak in Act 1 of HEDDA GABLER?
(a) Berte.
(b) Brack.
(c) Tesman.
(d) Lovborg.

12. What does Hedda do when Brack arrives in the beginning of Act 2 of HEDDA GABLER?
(a) Expresses her pleasure at being alone with Brack.
(b) HideS Tesman's manuscript.
(c) ShootS at him with her pistol.
(d) Wishes Tesman were at home so she wouldn't have to be alone with Brack.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hedda feel about the possibility of motherhood?

2. In Act 2, why does Julle send word she will not be visiting Hedda and Tesman that evening?

3. Which of the following best compares the nature of Tesman's book to the nature of Lovborg's book?

4. Which answer best describes Tesman's perception of Hedda?

5. In Act 2, who are the two people expected to be visiting the Tesman home in the evening?

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