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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Hjalmar ask to finish his work while he joins his father?

2. What does Gina know Ekdal is doing behind his closed door?

3. Which of the following is NOT an animal kept in the house by Old Ekdal?

4. According to Werle's son, how did Werle treat his wife when she was alive?

5. Who chides Ekdal's son for what he says when his father leaves for home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Relling say Hjalmar is?

2. What does Gregers tell Hjalmar he would like to be after hearing about what wounded ducks do?

3. What does Relling say about the atmosphere within Hjalmar's home, and what does Gregers have to say about this?

4. How does Gregers say he knows about his father's affair while his mother was still alive?

5. What does Hjalmar say about the animals in the back room at the beginning of Act 4?

6. What does Hjalmar say to Gregers about Hedwig's eyes?

7. Gina complains about what when she returns from shopping?

8. How does Act 4 begin?

9. Why has Hedwig been kept out of school, and how does she feel about this?

10. What do ducks do when they are wounded?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Valor is a theme within this book that is very important to many of the characters involved. Where does valor present itself, and how do these occurrences affect the characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

Many characters in this book are persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how does persuasion affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Despair is a theme that has been placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role does despair play in this play?

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