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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hanschen feel about the painting?
(a) He is attracted to the sexuality of the painting.
(b) He is repulsed by the woman.
(c) He is fascinated by the artistry of the picture.
(d) He is intrigued by the colors.

2. What does Moritz debate as being worth staying alive for?
(a) His family.
(b) Melchior's friendship.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Experiencing sex.

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

4. In Act II, Scene 1, what does Moritz tell Melchior he has been doing constantly?
(a) Praying.
(b) Worrying.
(c) Studying.
(d) Sleeping.

5. Why does Hanschen reason that he must destroy the painting?
(a) Destroying it will set him free to love another picture.
(b) Destroying it will keep the picture pure in his mind.
(c) Destroying it will keep him from sexual desire.
(d) Destroying it will keep other people from using the picture.

6. 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 his father for what he has done.
(d) Melchior is apologizing to Moritz for the paper.

7. What does Moritz plead for Melchior to do?
(a) Leave the cemetery.
(b) Join him in death.
(c) Forget about him and Wendla.
(d) Keep on living.

8. After he tells Melchior his story, how does Moritz summarize his feelings?
(a) He is waiting for someone to help him.
(b) He feels headless.
(c) He feels he has too many heads.
(d) He feels completely alone.

9. What are the teachers planning to do because of Moritz's suicide?
(a) Lighten up on their students.
(b) Allow the church to provide counseling for their students.
(c) Expel Melchior.
(d) Fail Melchior from class.

10. Where is Wendla in Act III, Scene 5?
(a) Church.
(b) Hospital.
(c) Bed.
(d) School.

11. Where does the second scene of Act III take place?
(a) The riverbank.
(b) Moritz's funeral.
(c) Melchior's home.
(d) The hayloft.

12. What are the reform school boys trying to ejaculate onto?
(a) Melchior's homework.
(b) A book.
(c) A coin.
(d) An upside-down glass.

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

14. What does Ilsa mention as a feature in one of her lover's apartments?
(a) Running water.
(b) A mirror over the bed.
(c) An erotic mosaic over the headboard.
(d) A vase of flowers.

15. What is Hanschen doing in the bathroom in Act II, Scene 3?
(a) Masturbating.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Bathing.
(d) Reading.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Act II end?

2. Who is the artist of Hanschen's picture in Act II, Scene 3?

3. Who visits Wendla's mother at the end of Act III, Scene 5?

4. What is revealed about Wendla after the doctor's visit?

5. Where does Act II, Scene 3 take place?

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