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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Ernst and Hanschen vow to do together?
(a) Commit suicide together.
(b) Enjoy life as fully as they can.
(c) Stay celibate.
(d) Run away to England.

2. For what does Melchior's mother warn Moritz in Act II, Scene 1?
(a) Praying too much.
(b) Staying out too late away from his parents.
(c) Not sleeping enough.
(d) Studying too much.

3. Why does Moritz claim to appear to Melchior at the end of the play?
(a) He says Melchior disturbed his grave.
(b) He says he was sent to keep Melchior company.
(c) He says Melchior is going to be punished for his role in Wendla's death.
(d) He says he was sent to tell Melchior the truth about Wendla.

4. What flowers does Wendla pick in Act II, Scene 6?
(a) Lilies.
(b) Sunflowers.
(c) Roses.
(d) Violets.

5. Why is Moritz devastated in Act II, Scene 5?
(a) His plans to run away have been thwarted.
(b) He lost all of his money.
(c) He was not promoted to the next grade.
(d) His father disowned him.

6. What do Moritz's classmates speculate as the method of suicide?
(a) Drowning.
(b) Shooting.
(c) Cutting his own throat.
(d) Hanging.

7. What do Martha and Ilsa bring to Moritz's grave?
(a) Muffins.
(b) Wine.
(c) His favorite book.
(d) Flowers.

8. According to Mrs. Gabor, what favor is she unable to perform for Moritz?
(a) Give Moritz money to flee the country.
(b) Falsify Mortiz's grades for him.
(c) Teach him about sex.
(d) Allow him to move into their home.

9. Whom does Moritz fantasize about in the last scene of the second act?
(a) His piano teacher.
(b) Melchior.
(c) A singer.
(d) Wendla.

10. Why does Melchior try to force Wendla to leave him alone when she comes looking for him in Act II, Scene 4?
(a) He is angry with her.
(b) He is depressed and wants to be left alone.
(c) He is embarrassed.
(d) He is afraid.

11. What does Moritz do when he walks Ilsa home?
(a) He pushes Ilsa away from him violently.
(b) Leaves her before they reach her place.
(c) He kissed Ilsa.
(d) He makes love to Ilsa.

12. What is the purpose of the letter from Melchior that Mr. Gabor shows his wife?
(a) Melchior is criticizing the Rektor's methods of discipline.
(b) Melchior is apologizing to Wendla for the rape.
(c) Melchior is apologizing to Moritz for the paper.
(d) Melchior is apologizing to his father for what he has done.

13. How does Moritz vent his frustration at the end of Act II, Scene 7?
(a) He punches the tree.
(b) He throws his books in the river.
(c) He screams.
(d) He allows Ilsa to take his virginity.

14. What do the teachers blame as the cause of Moritz's suicide?
(a) The pressure from school.
(b) Melchior's paper that explains sex.
(c) His emotionally abusive father.
(d) Melchior's suicide pact.

15. How does Act II end?
(a) Moritz pleads with God for help.
(b) Moritz walks in on Melchior and Wendla.
(c) Moritz prepares to kill himself.
(d) Moritz follows Ilsa home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Describe the relationship between Ernst and Hanschen at the end of the play.

2. Whom does Melchior leave with at the end of the play?

3. What does Hanschen admit to himself at the end of Act II, Scene 3?

4. How is Melchior permitted to answer questions in Act III, Scene 1?

5. According to Moritz, how many times has Ernst failed in their class?

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