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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Julle do as soon as she enters the room in the beginning of the first act?
(a) Writes a letter.
(b) Hugs Hedda.
(c) Reads a manuscript.
(d) Opens a window.

2. In Act 1, what is the role of Berte in the household?
(a) Visiting relative.
(b) Neighbor.
(c) Landlord.
(d) Housemaid.

3. What does Hedda tell Brack her reason's were for marrying Tesman?
(a) He was determined to support her and he was not ridiculous.
(b) She loves him despite his prospects.
(c) She sees him as a great man that will go far.
(d) His was her only marriage proposal.

4. What does Hedda dream of convincing Tesman to do?
(a) Get his book published.
(b) Move to the country.
(c) Become more fashionable.
(d) Go into politics.

5. 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 is letting herself go.
(c) That she lives a life of leisure.
(d) That she is pregnant.

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

7. Why is Mrs Elvsted uneasy talking about her home life?
(a) Because she knows Hedda is unhappy.
(b) Because her husband is an old flame of Hedda's.
(c) Because she has just left her husband.
(d) Because her husband is unfaithful.

8. 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) Warn Mrs Elvsted's husband of her whereabouts.
(d) Make arrangements for a celebration.

9. What does Hedda complain about just after greeting Julle?
(a) How long it has been since they've met.
(b) Having nothing to do.
(c) The difficulty with servants.
(d) An open window.

10. What does Tesman bring home with him in the second act of HEDDA GABLER?
(a) A bouquet of flowers.
(b) A pile of books for his research.
(c) A new instrument for Hedda.
(d) A letter from Mr Elvsted.

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

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

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

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

15. When Hedda and Brack are discussing a trip in a compartment on a train, what are they really discussing?
(a) The importance of having good friends close by.
(b) Fidelity in marriage.
(c) The unexpected in life.
(d) Getting away from society.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tesman thank Brack for when Brack arrives at the house for the first time in Act 1?

2. Why is the professorship so important to Tesman?

3. Who is the bouquet of flowers from?

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

5. What does Ejlert Lovborg do shortly after publishing his book?

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