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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In Act 2, why does Julle send word she will not be visiting Hedda and Tesman that evening?
(a) She has another social engagement.
(b) She is still ofended about the hat.
(c) She does not feel welcome.
(d) Rina is getting worse.

5. Who does Tesman invite over to their house for evening in Act 1 of HEDDA GABLER?
(a) Ejlert Lovborg.
(b) Brack.
(c) Berte.
(d) Mrs Elvsted.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best characterizes Tesman's feeling towards Julle?

2. What are people suggesting when they note Hedda has "filled out" during her travels?

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

4. How were the furnishings in the house paid for?

5. How does Hedda feel about the house she lives in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lovborg tell Mrs. Elvsted when he sees her the morning after the party at Brack's?

2. What does Hedda learn from Mrs.1Elvsted when they speak alone in Act I of Hedda Gabler that Mrs Elvsted had concealed from Tesman?

3. At the end of Act 3, what does Hedda say to Lovborg about vine leaves? Why?

4. What is the bad news that Brack divulges to Tesman that causes Tesman distress? Why does it cause Tesman distress?

5. What reason does Hedda give Brack for her marrying Tesman?

6. What does Hedda give Lovborg as a keepsake as he leaves her house in Act 3?

7. When Brack adds his own account of the night of the party to Hedda, where does he reveal that Lovborg has gone that Tesman was unaware of?

8. Other than her dialogue, what are Hedda's two final actions in the play HEDDA GABLER?

9. Hedda does two things in Act 1 that make Julle uneasy. What are they, and why did they make Julle uneasy?

10. What does Hedda do to Brack when he approaches at the very beginning of Act 2 of HEDDA GABLER?

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