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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the very important thing that Hedda keeps from Lovborg when he comes to see her in Act 3?
(a) Information about the professorship.
(b) The money he needs to buy back his manuscript.
(c) Her love and sympathy.
(d) His manuscript.

2. What is Hedda doing when Tesman returns from Brack's party?
(a) Talking with Mrs Elvsted.
(b) Writing a letter.
(c) Stoking the fire.
(d) Reading Lovborg's book.

3. What does Lovborg think Hedda's motives might have been in their prior friendship?
(a) To make him fall in love.
(b) To purge and cleanse him of his ways.
(c) To ruin his reputation.
(d) To keep him from writing.

4. What does Hedda claim were her motives in their prior experiences together?
(a) To inspire him.
(b) A look into a world that she is supposed to know nothing about.
(c) To make him forget everything but her.
(d) To reform him.

5. What attribute does he give Mrs Elvsted that he knows Hedda lacks?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Intellectuality.
(c) The courage to act.
(d) A great understanding of interpersonal relationships.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the likely reason that Hedda dreams of controlling another person's destiny?

2. Which of the following best characterizes Lovborg the night of Brack's party?

3. After Mrs Elvsted arrives, what does Lovborg talk about?

4. What does Tesman bring to Hedda while she talks to Lovborg?

5. Before he leaves, what does Lovborg promise to do?

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