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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Hedda show Lovborg when they are first left alone together?
(a) A photo album of her honeymoon.
(b) Her husband's manuscript.
(c) Her father's pistols.
(d) Her house.

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

4. What does Hedda first tell Lovborg when he continually declines the cold punch she offered him?
(a) That Mrs Elvsted had trained him well.
(b) That it makes him appear unsure of himself.
(c) That she admired his fortitude.
(d) That he had changed greatly from the person she knew.

5. Which of the following best characterizes the dinner party at Brack's house?
(a) Wild and uncontrolled.
(b) Poorly attended and brief.
(c) Sophisticated and intellectual.
(d) Dull and monotonous.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following best describe Brack's character?

4. What is the usual manner for Brack's arrivals and departures?

5. What is Hedda thankful for, in her relationship with Brack?

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