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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mrs. Elvsted waiting for in HEDDA GABLER at the beginning of Act 3?
(a) The arrival of her husband.
(b) Lovborg to return from Brack's to take her home.
(c) News of Lovborg's book.
(d) For Hedda to let her leave.

2. What does Hedda suggest that Lovborg do beautifully?
(a) End it all.
(b) Apologize to Mrs Elvsted.
(c) Go to the interview for the professorship.
(d) Write another book.

3. What happens to the manuscript when Tesman leaves?
(a) Tesman gives it to Brack to hold onto.
(b) It gets knocked off the table and the pages scatter.
(c) Tesman leaves it in Hedda's care.
(d) Tesman takes it with him to return to it's rightful owner.

4. Which of the following set of people truly acts in the others best interest to the best of their ability in the play HEDDA GABLER?
(a) Tesman and Brack.
(b) Hedda and Tesman.
(c) Lovborg and Mrs Elvsted.
(d) Hedda and Brack.

5. At the end of Act 2, what does Hedda confess to Mrs Elvsted that she wants out of the whole situation?
(a) To influence a human fate.
(b) To win Lovborg's love.
(c) To see Lovborg succumb to weakness.
(d) To secure the professorship for Tesman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reason that Brack gives Hedda for telling her everything that happened to Lovborg the previous evening?

2. What does Hedda divulge to Lovborg that Mrs Elvsted did not want known?

3. What attribute does he give Mrs Elvsted that he knows Hedda lacks?

4. What does Brack suggest is Lovborg's motive for visiting the Tesman household?

5. What does Hedda show Lovborg when they are first left alone together?

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