View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About what do Gina and Hjalmar argue when Hjalmar comes home?
(a) That she is not in bed yet.
(b) How she is running the business.
(c) That he has returned home so late.
(d) That he has brought nothing home from the party.

2. About what does Werle's son get mad at his father after Ekdal leaves?
(a) Not stopping the bad behavior of Ekdal's son.
(b) Letting the Ekdal family sink so low.
(c) Inviting a fighting family to dinner.
(d) Not taking his blame for the business.

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

4. What is the housekeeper playing when Werle's son is leaving his father's house?
(a) Whist.
(b) Billiards.
(c) Charades.
(d) Blind Man's Bluff.

5. Where does Gregers decide to stay when he comes back to town?
(a) In his father's house.
(b) In a hotel.
(c) In a small apartment.
(d) In the room Gina is renting.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Hjalmar's daughter at the beginning of the book?

2. Who sets up Ekdal's son in his business?

3. How many servants do the Werles have?

4. Where does Act 2 take place?

5. For what is Gina's daughter excited when her father gets home?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 235 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample