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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. How does Hjalmar feel when Gregers comes to his house?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Happy.
(c) Annoyed.
(d) Surprised.

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

3. Where does Hjalmar place a gun after returning from the attic?
(a) Over the fireplace.
(b) In a closet.
(c) In the corner.
(d) On a shelf.

4. Where does Hedwig say she likes to spend most of her time at home?
(a) The photography office.
(b) The back room.
(c) Her bedroom.
(d) The kitchen.

5. According to the servants, why has Ekdal gone to jail.?
(a) Bad business deal.
(b) Lechery.
(c) Embezzlement.
(d) Murder.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long have Gina and Hjalmar been married when the book begins?

2. How many servants do the Werles have?

3. What is happening in the house at the beginning of the play?

4. What does Gina add to her grocery list at the beginning of Act 2?

5. What does Hjalmar say Old Ekdal almost does after the bad bank deal?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gina say she and Hjalmar will get through the tragic death of Hedwig?

2. What is in Ekdal's back room?

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

4. With what does Werle compare the Ekdals when he talks about the bad business deal?

5. What strange noise is heard from the back room while Gregers is there, and what causes it?

6. Why does Gina say she had an affair with Werle while working for him?

7. Why is Werle throwing a party at the beginning of the book?

8. How does Hjalmar feel about the bad business deal, and what does Werle do for him in response?

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

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

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