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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gregers says Hjalmar is lost in what?
(a) A poisonous swamp.
(b) A wildlife refuge.
(c) His own mind.
(d) A minefield.

2. What does Werle's son say he has discovered as he leaves his father's house at the beginning of the book?
(a) His duty to his mother.
(b) His reason for returning.
(c) His father's true nature.
(d) His purpose in life.

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

4. Relling says Molvik is demonic about what?
(a) His jealousies.
(b) His thoughts.
(c) His appetite.
(d) His writing.

5. What does Hjalmar's daughter bring for Gregers while he is visiting?
(a) Wine.
(b) Water.
(c) Champagne.
(d) Beer.

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

7. What is to be celebrated the day after the lunch with the tenants?
(a) Hedwig's birthday.
(b) Halloween.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Christmas.

8. Why does Gregers think Werle is so greedy?
(a) He is dissappointed in his wife.
(b) He has never been content.
(c) He has a guilty conscience.
(d) He is dissappointed in his son.

9. Where is Hjalmar sitting at the beginning of Act 3?
(a) The high back chair.
(b) The kitchen table.
(c) His bed.
(d) A work table.

10. What does Hjalmar spend his spare time doing?
(a) Inventing.
(b) Drawing.
(c) Reading.
(d) Writing.

11. How does Relling describe the atmosphere in Hjalmar's house?
(a) Tense.
(b) Content.
(c) Loving.
(d) Poisonous.

12. What kind of business does Ekdal's son run?
(a) Tailoring.
(b) Industrial.
(c) Acting.
(d) Photography.

13. Where does Act 2 take place?
(a) A school house.
(b) Hjalmar's photography studio.
(c) Gina's room.
(d) Werle's house.

14. Hjalmar warns the person he has asked to finish his work to be careful of what?
(a) The eyes.
(b) The hands.
(c) The tree branches.
(d) The light source.

15. What is heard from the attic while Gina is preparing lunch?
(a) Loud cursing.
(b) A dull thud.
(c) Breaking glass.
(d) A shot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hjalmar ask for a lot of what item on his sandwich?

2. About what is Old Ekdal happy when he comes on stage at the beginning of Act 2?

3. How does Gina feel when Gregers comes to her house?

4. What does Gregers call the back room while talking about the wild duck?

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

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