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

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

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

4. What does Ekdal's son say when Ekdal leaves for home?
(a) Nothing.
(b) That he is drunk.
(c) That he should have left sooner.
(d) That he should stay.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Ekdal describe rabbit meat?

4. According to Werle's son, how did Werle treat his wife when she was alive?

5. How does Gregers think Hjalmar will feel about hearing the truth?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Hedwig disappointed when Hjalmar comes back from the party, and how does Hjalmar respond to this?

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

5. What does Hjalmar do when he returns to the room after the strange noise is heard in the back room?

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

7. What does Old Ekdal ask Hjalmar to do with him, and how does Hjalmar respond?

8. What does Hjalmar say about Werle's letter regarding Ekdal's pension?

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

10. For what is Hjalmar looking when he comes home after his night of drinking, and why?

(see the answer keys)

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