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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. Why does Werle plan to marry his housekeeper?
(a) His eyesight is failing.
(b) He loves her.
(c) She is a good friend.
(d) She has a hidden fortune.

2. What does Hjalmar do repeatedly after his father goes to work somewhere else?
(a) Gets up to join his father.
(b) Stares off into the distance.
(c) Swears.
(d) Throws logs onto the fire.

3. How old is Hjalmar's daughter at the beginning of the book?
(a) 12 years old.
(b) 16 years old.
(c) 14 years old.
(d) 10 years old.

4. Who sets up Ekdal's son in his business?
(a) Ekdal.
(b) Gregory.
(c) Werle.
(d) Gina.

5. Hjalmar is worrying about what medical condition with his daughter?
(a) Her thin blood.
(b) Her failing eyesight.
(c) Her tendency to faint.
(d) Her lack of growth.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people dine with Werle at the beginning of the book?

2. Where does Ekdal tell Hjalmar to go to work?

3. About what does Hjalmar caution Hedwig regarging the gun when he returns from the attic?

4. What does Werle's son say he has discovered as he leaves his father's house at the beginning of the book?

5. When Gina hears about the tenants' having been invited to her house, about what does she worry?

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