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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Gina say to Gregers about every woman?
(a) They are all different.
(b) They are all the same.
(c) They are complicated.
(d) They are good at heart.

3. Gregers compares Hjalmar to what when he sees how upset he is about Gina's affair?
(a) The wounded duck.
(b) An insane man.
(c) Werle's servant.
(d) A homeless man.

4. What has Werle set up so that Old Ekdal will no longer have to work?
(a) An investment in stocks.
(b) A retirement fund.
(c) A pension.
(d) A bank account.

5. Who first suggests that Hjalmar should be an inventor?
(a) Gregers.
(b) Molvik.
(c) Relling.
(d) Werle.

6. What does Gregers call himself at the end of the play?
(a) The bird dog.
(b) The Ideal.
(c) The wounded duck.
(d) The thirteenth at the table.

7. What is Gina doing at the beginning of Act 5?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Pacing.
(c) Cleaning.
(d) Sleeping.

8. What does Relling plan to do after he hears Mrs. Sorby is moving?
(a) Walk the streets.
(b) Go drinking.
(c) Visit Werle.
(d) Go to a play.

9. What does Hjalmar do the first time he sees Hedwig after his night of drinking?
(a) Slaps her.
(b) Ignores her.
(c) Turns his back on her.
(d) Pushes her away.

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

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

12. With whom has Mrs. Sorby had a relationship?
(a) Werle.
(b) Relling.
(c) Molvik.
(d) Old Ekdal.

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

14. What does Hedwig say it is odd for her father to do at the beginning of Act 4?
(a) Not call.
(b) Not say goodbye.
(c) Be gone so long.
(d) Miss dinner.

15. What does Mrs. Sorby tell Gina she will do no matter what?
(a) Stand by her man.
(b) Remember the past.
(c) Tell the truth.
(d) Support her husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people come home with Relling the night before the beginning of Act 5?

2. What kind of ailment does Werle have?

3. What does Hjalmar call Hedwig the second time he sees her after his night of drinking?

4. What does Gina say always brings Hjalmar joy and relaxation?

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

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