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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Gina's daughter doing at the beginning of Act 2?

2. What is the name of Ekdal's son's wife?

3. Why does Werle plan to marry his housekeeper?

4. What is Relling's occupation?

5. What does Relling call Old Ekdal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hjalmar say when he hears that his wife did have an affair with Werle?

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

3. What does Gina say when Gregers leaves her house?

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

5. What does Hjalmar tell Gregers about his invention?

6. What does Hjalmar say he and his father both considered doing following the bad bank deal?

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

8. What does Ekdal show the people at the lunch table?

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

10. How was Hjalmar raised?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why might Ibsen have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 2

Betrayal is a theme introduced at the very beginning of this book. How does this constant stream of betrayal affect the outcome of the plot, and which characters are most affected by it?

Essay Topic 3

Power and greed are two common themes in this book. Where do they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

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