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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. To whom does Bentley relate the masked man, especially in relation to summary of morality?

2. How must Martha always wear her hair?

3. According to Moritz, what is designed to flunk out the students at their school?

4. Who starts to explain sex to Moritz in Act 1, Scene 2?

5. Why did Martha, after being punished for the ribbon, come back inside?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Martha's parents rip her nightgown from her?

2. What is significant about the number sixty in relation to Moritz?

3. What conflicts does Bentley discuss were essential to Wedekind during the writing of "Spring Awakening"? Why?

4. Why is this play described as "coming-of-age?"

5. What is Wendla's attitude about her old dress and new dress in the beginning of the play?

6. How does this play fit into both genres of expressionism and realism?

7. How does the introduction of this play describe Eros and Thanatos?

8. How does Bentley describe Moritz and Melchior in relation to each other in his introduction?

9. What is pointed out to Moritz in Act I, scene 4 that deflates his happiness?

10. What appears to be a key difference between Melchior and Moritz in their first scene together?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following topics to write about:

- The significance of Ina having had three children in two years of marriage and Mrs. Bergmann's refusal to explain sex to her daughters.

- Moritz's relationship with Ilse.

- The reformatory students in contrast to Melchior.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the meaning of the title Spring Awakening: A Children's Tragedy.Points to consider include the implications of the season of "spring" being used, the contradictory nature of the main title and subtitle, and the purpose of this specifically being a "children's tragedy."

Essay Topic 3

What is the purpose of the masked man? How do Moritz and Melchior react to him? What are some of the man's possible identities? What does he claim about his relationships to Moritz and Melchior? What is the significance of Melchior leaving with the masked man at the end of the play? Cite specific examples from the text to support your answers.

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