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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hedda dream of convincing Tesman to do?
(a) Become more fashionable.
(b) Get his book published.
(c) Go into politics.
(d) Move to the country.

2. What best characterizes the way Hedda feels about Mrs. Elvsted?
(a) She feels a close affinity to Mrs. Elvsted.
(b) She feels Mrs. Elvsted is wrong to leave her husband.
(c) She thinks Mrs. Elvsted is a scheming social climber.
(d) She is jealous of her and the influence she has on Lovborg.

3. What are people suggesting when they note Hedda has "filled out" during her travels?
(a) That she doesn't love her husband.
(b) That she is pregnant.
(c) That she is letting herself go.
(d) That she lives a life of leisure.

4. What is the reason that Brack gives Hedda for telling her everything that happened to Lovborg the previous evening?
(a) So that she understands the importance of the manuscript.
(b) Because he knows how Lovborg feels about Hedda.
(c) So that she can see how uncontrolled Lovborg is.
(d) To suggest that the Tesman house should not welcome Lovborg further.

5. What do Julle and Tesman discuss as a strong ability of Tesman's?
(a) Making sense of confusing information.
(b) Seeing the influence of small actions.
(c) Collecting and arranging.
(d) Foreseeing the direction society will take.

Short Answer Questions

1. From their conversation, what can one infer about Brack and Hedda in Act 2?

2. What is Hedda thankful for, in her relationship with Brack?

3. What is Lovborg's response to Hedda's revelation about Mr Elvsted?

4. What does the letter sent in Act 1 of HEDDA GABLE propose to do?

5. When Julle leaves at the end of Act 1, what are her plans for returning?

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