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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Hedwig say she likes to spend most of her time at home?
(a) The photography office.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) Her bedroom.
(d) The back room.

2. What does Gregers call the back room while talking about the wild duck?
(a) A warm cage.
(b) Captivity.
(c) The boundless deep.
(d) The isolation.

3. Who gives Hjalmar's son a wounded animal to nurse back to health?
(a) Hjalmar.
(b) Mrs. Sorby.
(c) Werle.
(d) Gregers.

4. How old is Hjalmar's daughter at the beginning of the book?
(a) 16 years old.
(b) 12 years old.
(c) 10 years old.
(d) 14 years old.

5. What does Molvik do when Ekdal shows them the rabbit skin?
(a) Faints.
(b) Gets sick.
(c) Laughs.
(d) Cries.

6. Relling says Molvik is demonic about what?
(a) His writing.
(b) His jealousies.
(c) His appetite.
(d) His thoughts.

7. How long have Gina and Hjalmar been married when the book begins?
(a) 11 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 17 years.
(d) 13 years.

8. To what does Werle compare the Ekdal family after his son gets angry with him?
(a) A lame deer.
(b) A decoy swan.
(c) A shot duck.
(d) A rabid squirrel.

9. According to the servants, why has Ekdal gone to jail.?
(a) Bad business deal.
(b) Embezzlement.
(c) Lechery.
(d) Murder.

10. Relling say Gregers is sick with what?
(a) Vindication.
(b) Guilty Conscience.
(c) Integrity Fever.
(d) Truth Envy.

11. What is the name of Mr. Werle's son?
(a) Gary.
(b) Gregory.
(c) Gawin.
(d) Gregers.

12. What kind of business does Ekdal's son run?
(a) Tailoring.
(b) Industrial.
(c) Acting.
(d) Photography.

13. What is the name of the Werle's housekeeper?
(a) Mrs. Sorby.
(b) Ms. Sardy.
(c) Ms. Surdy.
(d) Mrs. Sirby.

14. Who does Ekdal's son marry?
(a) Werle's niece.
(b) Werle's cousin.
(c) Werle's housekeeper.
(d) Werle's daughter.

15. Why does Hjalmar not follow his father when he asks him to come to work?
(a) He has guests coming.
(b) He wants to help his wife.
(c) He is worried about Hedwig.
(d) He is too busy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Werle's son say he has discovered as he leaves his father's house at the beginning of the book?

2. What does Ekdal's son say when Ekdal leaves for home?

3. About what do Gina and Hjalmar argue when Hjalmar comes home?

4. Who sets up Ekdal's son in his business?

5. What does Gregers want to tell Hjalmar about his marriage?

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