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

2. Who are the first two characters to appear in Act 1 of Hedda Gabler?
(a) Julle and Tesman.
(b) Julle and Berte.
(c) Tesman and Berte.
(d) Jorgen and Hedda.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What two events does Tesman accidentally schedule for the same time?

3. What is the profession of Jorgen Tesman?

4. What does Hedda do when Brack arrives in the beginning of Act 2 of HEDDA GABLER?

5. What role did Ejlert Lovborg play in the Elvsted household prior to the happenings in the play Hedda Gabler?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of Act 1, what is the one thing Hedda says she still has one thing to amuse herself with?

2. What is the main question of importance that Lovborg has for Hedda when they are talking in private?

3. Where was Lovborg and what was he doing when the gun went off and killed him?

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

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

6. How does the title character in HEDDA GABLER feel about motherhood? Do others know or expect her to feel this way?

7. What is the financial situation of the newly married couple?

8. What do Tesman and Hedda discuss at the end of Act 1 of HEDDA GABLER that causes severe disappointment to Hedda?

9. In Act 2 of HEDDA GABLER, what do we learn about the hat incident of Act I that was not divulged to us at the time?

10. What does Hedda mean at the end of Act 2 when she tells Mrs. Elvsted that at ten o'clock Lovborg will return "with vine leaves in his hair"?

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