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

2. What is the book Tesman is working on about?
(a) Cultural norms of the modern age.
(b) The importance of family in society.
(c) Domestic crafts of Brabant in the Middle Ages.
(d) The role of religion in shaping the future.

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

4. What was Hedda's life like before she married?
(a) She was the popular daughter of a general.
(b) She was a school teacher.
(c) She was the beautiful daughter of a poor family.
(d) She was the heiress to a large fortune.

5. How is Lovborg's book received by the public?
(a) It is disputed by the academic community.
(b) It is very well received and called 'a sensation'.
(c) It is ridiculed.
(d) It becomes the most popular novel of the time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs Elvsted tell Hedda that Lovborg has done for her specifically because he knew she wanted it?

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

3. In Act 2, who are the two people expected to be visiting the Tesman home in the evening?

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

5. Does Berte leave her belongings lying around?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Act 2 of HEDDA GABLER, Hedda tells Lovborg that her not daring to shoot him when their previous friendship ended was an act of cowardice, for fear of a scandal, but that it was not her greatest act of cowardice that evening. What do you think she is alluding to as her greatest act of cowardice?

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. What does Hedda tell Lovborg that finally does have an impact and he starts to drink? Why does it affect him so?

4. What does Hedda reveal to Brack about the house that Tesman does not know?

5. What does Lovborg say the only option open to him now is? How does Hedda respond?

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

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

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

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

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

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