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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. At the beginning of Act 3, Gina complains about what to Hjalmar?

2. Where does Act 2 take place?

3. Relling says Molvik is demonic about what?

4. Where does Hedwig say she likes to spend most of her time at home?

5. According to the servants, why has Ekdal gone to jail.?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Hjalmar feel when he realizes that Hedwig might not be his own daughter?

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

6. What does Relling say to Hedwig just before leaving at the beginning of Act 5?

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

8. Why does Gina say she had an affair with Werle while working for him?

9. What does Hedwig say is the most important thing in the back room, and why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Choosing sides is a theme that is presented in this book. What are some of the examples of this theme, and how are the characters involved affected?

Essay Topic 3

Hjalmar changes a lot through the course of this book. Please compare and contrast Hjalmar's character at the beginning of the book with Hjalmar's character at the end of the book.

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