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

2. Where does Ekdal tell Hjalmar to go to work?
(a) The attic.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) His back room.
(d) The bedroom.

3. What room are the servants tidying at the beginning of the play?
(a) Kitchen.
(b) Living room.
(c) Dining room.
(d) Bedroom.

4. What does Hjalmar tell his wife he cannot do any more?
(a) Support.
(b) Live.
(c) Work.
(d) Worry.

5. With whom does Gregers speak when he comes in the house at the beginning of Act 3?
(a) Hedwig.
(b) Gina.
(c) Hjalmar.
(d) Ekdal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Gregers decide to stay when he comes back to town?

2. Why has Werle asked his son to come home at the beginning of the book?

3. About what does Hjalmar say he knows the most at the party?

4. Why does Hedwig say the wounded duck is the most important thing in the back room?

5. Who has had an affair with Ekdal's son's new wife?

(see the answer key)

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