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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hjalmar eat while he is packing?
(a) Cake.
(b) Roast beef.
(c) Bread and butter.
(d) Soup.

2. Who is to receive the money Werle has set up for Ekdal after he dies?
(a) Hedwig.
(b) Nobody.
(c) Gina.
(d) Hjalmar.

3. What kind of life does Relling say Hjalmar is living?
(a) A simple life.
(b) A big lie.
(c) A desperate chase.
(d) A haunted life.

4. What does Hjalmar tell Gina to do with the letter about the pension?
(a) Burn it.
(b) File it.
(c) Frame it.
(d) Mail it back.

5. Hjalmar shouts at whom when Hedwig is pronounced dead?
(a) Ekdal.
(b) Relling.
(c) Gina.
(d) God.

6. How does Hjalmar feel when he hears about what has been supplementing their income?
(a) Angry.
(b) Confused.
(c) Proud.
(d) Grateful.

7. How does Gina say she and Hjalmar can get through Hedwig's death?
(a) If they repent of their pride.
(b) If they love each other like she would have wanted.
(c) If they go to church.
(d) If they help each other.

8. What does Hjalmar say he wants to do to the wild duck at the beginning of Act 4?
(a) Cook it.
(b) Wring its neck.
(c) Set it free.
(d) Send it back to Werle.

9. How does Gregers say he knows that Hedwig has not killed the duck?
(a) He hears it moving around.
(b) Hjalmar has not come home.
(c) He sees it in her eyes.
(d) He sees the gun has not moved.

10. Where does Mrs. Sorby see Hedwig?
(a) In the attic.
(b) In the hall.
(c) In the back room.
(d) On the street.

11. What does Old Ekdal do when he hears that Hjalmar is not coming home?
(a) Closes himself in his room.
(b) Walks out of the house.
(c) Begins drinking.
(d) Shoots a rabbit.

12. What does Hjalmar order Hedwig to do when he comes home at the beginning of Act 4?
(a) Go for a walk.
(b) Practice her reading.
(c) Bathe herself.
(d) Take a nap.

13. What does Hjalmar promise Gina when he returns home at the beginning of Act 4?
(a) To work harder.
(b) To make her proud.
(c) To love her better.
(d) To be home more often.

14. What does Hjalmar tell Mrs. Sorby to tell Werle?
(a) He wants him to die.
(b) He will seek out vengeance on him.
(c) He knows the truth and forgives him.
(d) He will repay all the money he has been given.

15. To whom does Hjalmar look for approval after Mrs. Sorby leaves?
(a) Relling.
(b) Gregers.
(c) Old Ekdal.
(d) Gina.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gregers feel when he sees how angry Hjalmar is?

2. Who does Relling say should NOT learn about Gina's affair?

3. What does Hedwig say it is odd for her father to do at the beginning of Act 4?

4. Who does Relling plan to take with him after he hears that Mrs. Sorby is moving?

5. Who or what does Hjalmar say will never be welcome in his house again?

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