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

2. Relling say Gregers is sick with what?
(a) Truth Envy.
(b) Integrity Fever.
(c) Guilty Conscience.
(d) Vindication.

3. Hjalmar ask for a lot of what item on his sandwich?
(a) Butter.
(b) Lettuce.
(c) Mayonnaise.
(d) Beef.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT an animal kept in the house by Old Ekdal?

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

3. What does Gina know Ekdal is doing behind his closed door?

4. Who does Ekdal's son marry?

5. How many servants do the Werles have?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What history is shared by the servants about Old Ekdal?

3. Why does Mrs. Sorby say her relationship with Werle will be so strong?

4. What news from Hjalmar surprises Gregers about his daughter?

5. What does Hjalmar do the last two time Hedwig ever tries to approach him?

6. What does Gregers tell Werle he wants to tell Hjalmar, and why?

7. What does Hjalmar say about the animals in the back room at the beginning of Act 4?

8. Gina complains about what when she returns from shopping?

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

10. What does Werle offer Gregers while they are speaking in Hjalmar's house, and how does Werle respond to this offer?

(see the answer keys)

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