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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. Relling say Gregers is sick with what?

2. Who sets up Ekdal's son in his business?

3. What does Relling call Old Ekdal?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Relling think Gregers is so eager to make Hjalmar live by the Ideal?

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

3. What news does Hjalmar give Gina when she returns from shopping, and how does she react to this?

4. Where does Relling say Hjalmar is?

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

6. How does this play begin?

7. What do ducks do when they are wounded?

8. Why does Gina tell Hedwig to stop reading in Act 2?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Molvik is a minor character whose presence makes a big difference in the plot. How does he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence, however brief, alters the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if he had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 2

With which character do you most relate in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

Despair is a theme that has been placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role does despair play in this play?

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