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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Mr. Werle's son?
(a) Gawin.
(b) Gregers.
(c) Gary.
(d) Gregory.

2. What does Hjalmar say he has a sacred duty to do?
(a) Help his daughter.
(b) Make his wife's life easier.
(c) Take care of his father.
(d) Take his family to church.

3. How does Werle describe his wife at the end of her life?
(a) Beautiful and pale.
(b) Weak and lonely.
(c) Sickly and hysterical.
(d) Frail and insane.

4. To what does Werle compare the Ekdal family after his son gets angry with him?
(a) A decoy swan.
(b) A shot duck.
(c) A rabid squirrel.
(d) A lame deer.

5. Hjalmar says he is happy in spite of what?
(a) His being busy.
(b) His being sick.
(c) His supporting his father.
(d) His being poor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is heard from the attic while Gina is preparing lunch?

2. What does Ekdal's son say when Ekdal leaves for home?

3. What does Hjalmar do repeatedly after his father goes to work somewhere else?

4. What is Gina's daughter doing at the beginning of Act 2?

5. What does Gina know Ekdal is doing behind his closed door?

(see the answer key)

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