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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 did Tesman buy the house he did?
(a) It was close to his work.
(b) He believed Hedda wanted it more than any other.
(c) It was the only one he could afford.
(d) It had many rooms for raising a family.

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

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

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

5. What instrument makes its first appearance in Act 1 of Hedda Gabler?
(a) A piano.
(b) A harp.
(c) A flute.
(d) A violin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes Mrs Elvsted's marriage?

2. What part of Mrs Elvsted does Hedda find "irritating"?

3. How long has Mrs Elvsted been in town?

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

5. What is the relationship between Berte and Rina?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the incident with the hat in Act 1 of Hedda Gabler.

3. An incident happened at Diana's that ended with the police being summoned. What was that incident?

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

5. What does Lovborg tell Mrs. Elvsted he did with the manuscript? Why does he tell her this?

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

7. What is Mrs. Elvsted's state of mind when she first enters the Tesman household? Why?

8. When Lovborg leaves at the end of Act 3 what does Hedda do? What does she say while she does it?

9. When Tesman and Julle are discussing future prospects, they are talking about different things. What does Tesman talk about, and what does Julle talk about?

10. What does Hedda tell Lovborg that other people may think if Lovborg continued to refuse to drink at all?

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