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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Hedwig not go to school?
(a) It scares her.
(b) She is teased.
(c) She is too sick.
(d) It is hard on her eyes.

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

4. About what does Hjalmar say he knows the most at the party?
(a) Finances.
(b) Business.
(c) Photography.
(d) Wine.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who reminds Hjalmar to get back to work when he becomes distracted in Act 3?

2. Who does Ekdal's son marry?

3. What does Hjalmar do repeatedly after his father goes to work somewhere else?

4. The people at lunch toast to what after seeing the rabbit skin?

5. What does Hjalmar say he has a sacred duty to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gregers tell Hjalmar he would like to be after hearing about what wounded ducks do?

2. According to Ekdal, what is the best way to kill a bird?

3. What does Hjalmar admit to Gregers when they are alone in the room?

4. What does Hjalmar tell Gina and Hedwig about the party?

5. How does Hjalmar feel when he realizes that Hedwig might not be his own daughter?

6. How does Gregers feel when he enters the stage at the beginning of Act 4?

7. The servants gossip about what while toasts are being made in the dining room?

8. Immediately after Ekdal leaves, Gregers confronts his father about what? What is Werle's response to this?

9. How does Gregers say he knows about his father's affair while his mother was still alive?

10. How does Gina say they have been able to survive on such a small income?

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