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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. Where does Act II, Scene 4 take place?

2. In Act II, Scene 5, through what medium is Mrs. Gabor addressing Moritz?

3. What is the reason Melchior's mother believes the boys are reading Faust?

4. At the end of Act II, Scene 1, what do Melchior and Moritz wonder about?

5. What picture is Hanschen addressing in Act II, Scene 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Ilsa's life.

2. Why does her sister having a child come as such a surprise to Wendla?

3. How do Stickytongue and Melchior try to defend "Copulation?"

4. Why do the professors want to expel Melchior from school?

5. What is significant about Melchior's letter to Wendla?

6. How does Hanschen deal with his burgeoning sexual desires?

7. Describe what happens in the hayloft when Wendla first enters.

8. Why does Melchior consider suicide in the final scene of the play?

9. What is Hanschen's relationship to "Venus?"

10. How does Mrs. Bergmann explain sex to Wendla after Ina has a baby?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick one of the following topics to write about:

- Wendla's dress.

- Moritz's story of the headless queen.

- Ilse's attempted seduction of Moritz.

Cite specific examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

What is satire? How does Wedekind use it in Spring Awakening: A Children's Tragedy? What is the purpose of presenting satire in the midst of a realistic play? How does this satire (specifically, the scene in which Melchior is expelled) contrast with the rest of the play? Some points to be considered:

- The arguments amongst the professors.

- The names of the professors.

- Mrs. Gabor and Stickeytongue's defense of Melchior.

- The realistic portrayal of the students amongst the professors.

Essay Topic 3

Pick one of the following topics to write about:

- The father-son dynamic of both the playwright and the play.

- Eros and Thanatos.

- Expressionism and Realism in Spring Awakening: A Children's Tragedy.

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