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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 does Ekdal's son marry?

2. Why has Werle asked his son to come home at the beginning of the book?

3. What burden does Gregers say is constantly with him?

4. What instrument does Hjalmar play?

5. When Gina hears about the tenants' having been invited to her house, about what does she worry?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Relling say about the atmosphere within Hjalmar's home, and what does Gregers have to say about this?

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

4. How does this play begin?

5. How was Hjalmar raised?

6. With what does Werle compare the Ekdals when he talks about the bad business deal?

7. What is in Ekdal's back room?

8. What does the note say that Mrs. Sorby gives to Hedwig in the hall?

9. Hedwig worries about what when her father goes out drinking, and how does Gregers respond?

10. How does Relling say Hjalmar and Molvik are similar?

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

Security and safety are two themes that are touched upon a number of times throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances, and how does they affect the characters in these scenes?

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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