Hedda Gabler Act One Quiz

Where have Hedda and her husband just returned from in the exposition of the play?

• The hospital

• A dinner party

• Their honeymoon

• His aunt's house

What is Hedda's favorite thing to do when she is bored?

• Sew

• Read

• Paint self-portraits

• Play with her pistols

Who does Hedda deliberately offend in Act one?

• Tesman

• Her mother in law

• Her father

• Aunt Julia

Where does the action of Act One take place?

• The courtyard

• The drawing room

• The servants' quarters

• A hotel lobby

What did Aunt Julia wear to impress Hedda?

• Gold slippers

• A bonnet

• A fur jacket

• A shawl

What is Aunt Julia alluding to in this exchange?

TESMAN: I'm delighted! Quite delighted! Only I can't think what we are to do with the two empty rooms between this inner parlour and Hedda's bedroom.

MISS TESMAN[Laughing.] Oh my dear George, I daresay you may find some use for them—in the course of time.

TESMAN Why of course you are quite right, Aunt Julia! You mean as my library increases—eh?MISS TESMAN Yes, quite so, my dear boy. It was your library I was thinking of.

• Tesman building a library

• Tesman inviting her to live with them

• Tesman and his wife having children

• Tesman and his wife getting a puppy

How did Aunt Julia afford to furnish Tesman's new house?

• She stole from Judge Brack

• She took out a mortgage

• She married a rich heir

• She borrowed from Hedda

What does Hedda get angered by in Act 1?

• Comments on her new home

• Aunt Julia asking for money

• Comments that she has "filled out"

• Comments on her hair

What does Thea (Mrs Elvsted) say Hedda used to do to her at school?

• Cheat from her work

• Pull her hair

• Push her down the stairs

• Ignore her

Which character does Hedda show unusual interest in in the opening Act?

• Lovburg

• Tesman

• Aunt Julia

• Berta