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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is happening in the house at the beginning of the play?
(a) A fight.
(b) A ball.
(c) A doctor's visit.
(d) A dinner party.

2. Who gives Hjalmar's son a wounded animal to nurse back to health?
(a) Gregers.
(b) Mrs. Sorby.
(c) Hjalmar.
(d) Werle.

3. Where does Werle's son meet Ekdal's son?
(a) At a church service.
(b) A sports meet.
(c) The Army.
(d) School.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. About what do Gina and Hjalmar argue when Hjalmar comes home?

2. What is Gina doing at the beginning of Act 2?

3. What is the name of Old Ekdal's son?

4. How many servants do the Werles have?

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

(see the answer key)

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