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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. What is Hjalmar doing at the beginning of Act 3?

2. Why does Werle plan to marry his housekeeper?

3. The people at lunch toast to what after seeing the rabbit skin?

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

5. How does Hjalmar want to redeem his father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hjalmar say about Werle's letter regarding Ekdal's pension?

2. What sickness does Relling say Gregers has?

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

4. What does Hjalmar ask Hedwig to do when she comes on stage for the first time in Act 3?

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

6. The servants gossip about what while toasts are being made in the dining room?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sacrifice is a theme that is very prevalent in this book. Who are the characters most affected by this theme, and how do they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Forgiveness is a very important theme in this book. Where does this theme appear, and how does Ibsen present the theme in a dynamic way?

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