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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act 2, why does Julle send word she will not be visiting Hedda and Tesman that evening?
(a) She has another social engagement.
(b) She does not feel welcome.
(c) She is still ofended about the hat.
(d) Rina is getting worse.

2. What are Brack's views on his own marriage prospects?
(a) He prefers to maintain 'friendships' with married ladies.
(b) He is still waiting for the right woman to come into his life.
(c) He wishes he had proposed to Hedda while she was available.
(d) He does not care for the company of women.

3. What item in Hedda and Tesman's house has been moved out of view in the beginning of Act 2 of HEDDA GABLER?
(a) The pistols.
(b) The picture of Rina.
(c) Hedda's piano.
(d) The bouquet of flowers.

4. What does Julle give to Tesman before she leaves?
(a) A suitcase of documents.
(b) His favorite slippers.
(c) A hat.
(d) An unexplained package.

5. What does Hedda tell Brack about her trip with Tesman?
(a) She liked the people she met abroad.
(b) She missed her wonderful home.
(c) She wishes she never had to return home.
(d) She was very bored with only Tesman for company.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the bouquet of flowers from?

2. What does Tesman ask of Hedda in Act 1 of HEDDA GABLER?

3. What is the one thing that Hedda says she has an aptitude for?

4. Which answer best describes Tesman's perception of Hedda?

5. What is the relationship between Tesman and Julle in the play, HEDDA GABLER?

Short Essay Questions

1. The morning after the party at Brack's house, what is the situation like at the Tesman household?

2. What does Tesman ask of Hedda shortly after Julle leaves in Act 1? What does Hedda reply?

3. What does Hedda learn from Mrs.1Elvsted when they speak alone in Act I of Hedda Gabler that Mrs Elvsted had concealed from Tesman?

4. When Brack adds his own account of the night of the party to Hedda, where does he reveal that Lovborg has gone that Tesman was unaware of?

5. In Act 1 of Hedda Gabler, what does Hedda say about her piano? What does Tesman suggest in reply, and how is his suggestion received?

6. What does Mrs. Elvsted liken the manuscript to?

7. What is the only thing that Mrs. Elvsted knows about the woman from Lovborg's past?

8. What do Julle and Tesman allude to when they talk about Hedda "filling out"? How does Hedda feel about it?

9. Describe the incident with the hat in Act 1 of Hedda Gabler.

10. What does Hedda give Lovborg as a keepsake as he leaves her house in Act 3?

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