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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. Why does Solness finally agree to give Ragnar a kind word about his work?

2. Why does Lovborg say that Mrs. Elvsted is a good companion?

3. By the end of Act 4, what has Hedda lost?

4. Whom does Hedda "playfully" shoot at?

5. Where does Tesman request for Mrs. Elvsted to take up residence?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hedda convince Lovborg to go to the party?

2. What does Mr. Brack hint will soon keep Hedda busy, fulfilling her life and abating her incurable boredom?

3. What does Hedda claim spurred her original interest in Ejlert Lovborg, years ago?

4. What are the factors that, combined, mean such despair for Hedda that she must end her life?

5. What does Solness decide to do in honor of the new house?

6. What does Ragnar ask of Solness, since his father is close to death?

7. What does Hedda admit she wants control of?

8. Why does Hedda tell Tesman she burned the manuscript?

9. What does Mrs. Elvsted confess to Hedda?

10. How did Solness and Aline's children die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two of the four works in the collection. How does morality shape the events of the play? Are there immoral characters that learn morality, and vice versa? Is Ibsen making a statement about morality, and if so, what does he wish to convey? Is the moral choice usually the socially acceptable choice in the works? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Mrs. Linde of A DOLL'S HOUSE and Mrs. Elvsted of HEDDA GABLER. How are these characters similar? How are they different?Do they play similar roles in the development of the action of their respective plays? How do they each relate to the main characters of their plays, namely Nora and Hedda? What role do Mrs. Linde and Mrs. Elvsted fulfill thematically?

Essay Topic 3

Hedda repeatedly mentions seeing Lovborg with vine leaves in his hair. What do the vine leaves represent for Hedda? Are there any other references to vine leaves in literary history that come to mind? Literally, in today's world, what could vine leaves represent? How does this identification tie in with Lovborg's struggles to right himself?

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