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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs Elvsted tell Hedda that Lovborg has done for her specifically because he knew she wanted it?
(a) Seperates her from her husband.
(b) Returns to town.
(c) Writes a book.
(d) Gives up his dissolute ways.

2. What does Tesman focus on when he talks about the future?
(a) His career.
(b) Spending time with his wife.
(c) Making a fortune.
(d) Raising a family.

3. Why are people concerned about Rina?
(a) She recently offended an important man.
(b) She is missing.
(c) She is about to have a child.
(d) She is elderly and bedridden.

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

5. What was the basis of the close friendship shared by Lovborg and Mrs Elvsted?
(a) Hard times that brought them together.
(b) Working together on Lovborg's book.
(c) Long walks in the country.
(d) Similar personalities.

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

7. What does Ejlert Lovborg do shortly after publishing his book?
(a) Leaves the Elvsted household to return to town.
(b) Applies for a professorship.
(c) Falls in love with Diana, a red headed singer.
(d) Inherits a fortune.

8. What did Julle buy in honor of Hedda?
(a) A necklace.
(b) A hat.
(c) A dress.
(d) A book.

9. Why might Tesman not get the professorship he was promised?
(a) The subject of Tesman's book is irrevelant to the post.
(b) Lovborg is also being considered for the post.
(c) Tesman was gone too long on his travels.
(d) There are doubts about Tesman's character.

10. What part of Mrs Elvsted does Hedda find "irritating"?
(a) Her clothes.
(b) Her mannerisms.
(c) Her hair.
(d) Her manner of speaking.

11. Which of the following best characterizes Hedda's view of her marriage at the end of Act 1?
(a) Comfortable and supportive.
(b) A disappointment and boring.
(c) Exciting and adventurous.
(d) Unimportant and temporary.

12. 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.

13. What is the only thing that Mrs Elvsted knows about the woman whose shadow stands between her and Lovborg?
(a) She tried to shoot him with a pistol.
(b) She had rejected Lovborg for another man.
(c) Lovborg had asked her to marry him.
(d) She was a remarkable beauty, with red hair.

14. What does the letter sent in Act 1 of HEDDA GABLE propose to do?
(a) Invite Ejlert Lovborg over that evening.
(b) Summon Brack to the house.
(c) Make arrangements for a celebration.
(d) Warn Mrs Elvsted's husband of her whereabouts.

15. What does Lovborg say about his recently published book?
(a) It is important to him that it sells well.
(b) There is nothing much in it, that he wrote a book everyone would agree with.
(c) It is his great masterpiece.
(d) He is excited it is a success.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following best characterizes Mrs Elvsted's feelings regarding Lovborg?

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

4. What does Hedda confess to Brack regarding her feelings toward Tesman?

5. To whom does Hedda not speak in Act 1 of HEDDA GABLER?

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