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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. Hjalmar warns the person he has asked to finish his work to be careful of what?

2. Who has the most control within the photography business?

3. What is the name of Mr. Werle's son?

4. What does Hjalmar spend his spare time doing?

5. What does Hjalmar say Old Ekdal almost does after the bad bank deal?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Relling say to Gregers about Hedwig's death?

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

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

6. Why has Hedwig been kept out of school, and how does she feel about this?

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

8. What does Hjalmar tell Gina and Hedwig about the party?

9. What does Werle offer Gregers while they are speaking in Hjalmar's house, and how does Werle respond to this offer?

10. How does Gregers say he knows about his father's affair while his mother was still alive?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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

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