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

2. Relling says Gregers used to talk about what constantly?

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

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

5. How does Hjalmar want to redeem his father?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is in Ekdal's back room?

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

4. How was Hjalmar raised?

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

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

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

8. What does Gregers say in response to Hjalmar's response to Werle's impending blindness?

9. What does Hjalmar say when he hears that Werle is going blind?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the characters involved?

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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