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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What would best characterize the way Hedda greets Julle?
(a) Excited and enthusiastic.
(b) Cool and formal.
(c) Loving and warm.
(d) Appreciative and obliging.

3. How is Lovborg's book received by the public?
(a) It becomes the most popular novel of the time.
(b) It is ridiculed.
(c) It is disputed by the academic community.
(d) It is very well received and called 'a sensation'.

4. From where are Tesman and Hedda returning?
(a) Spending the summer in the country.
(b) Visiting a relative that is unwell.
(c) The funeral of Hedda's father.
(d) Their honeymoon.

5. What two events does Tesman accidentally schedule for the same time?
(a) Lovborg's visit and a visit from his aunt.
(b) Mrs Elvsted's visit and work for his next book.
(c) Lovborg's visit and Brack's dinner.
(d) Brack's party and his wife's birthday.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who embroidered Tesman's slippers?

2. What does Hedda want at the end of 1Act 1 of HEDDA GABLER?

3. What does Ejlert Lovborg do shortly after publishing his book?

4. What does Tesman ask Berte to put away for him?

5. Why did Tesman buy the house he did?

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