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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Julle leaves at the end of Act 1, what are her plans for returning?
(a) She plans on returning every day to visit.
(b) She plans never to return.
(c) She will return to spend the winter.
(d) She is afraid she'll be too busy to come often.

2. When Tesman and Brack first invite Lovborg to Brack's party, what does Lovborg do?
(a) Warmly accept as a way to regain old ties.
(b) Cautiously agree to go.
(c) Agree to stay with Hedda when she asks him to.
(d) Decline.

3. What does Hedda remember getting Lovborg to confess?
(a) That he wanted to kill himself.
(b) That he wanted to write a great book in his life.
(c) That he loved Hedda.
(d) The details of his dissolute lifestyle.

4. What does Mrs Elvsted ask of Tesman in Act 1 of Hedda Gabler?
(a) To be kind to Lovborg and keep a watchful eye on him.
(b) To let Lovborg have the professorship.
(c) To continue Lovborg's work.
(d) To let her know what he thinks of Lovborg's book.

5. Why did Tesman buy the house he did?
(a) It had many rooms for raising a family.
(b) It was the only one he could afford.
(c) He believed Hedda wanted it more than any other.
(d) It was close to his work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only thing that Mrs Elvsted knows about the woman whose shadow stands between her and Lovborg?

2. What attribute does he give Mrs Elvsted that he knows Hedda lacks?

3. How does Hedda feel about the house she lives in?

4. What are Mrs Elvsted's plans for the future?

5. What does Lovborg try to call Hedda when they are alone?

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