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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act II, Scene 1 through Act II, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Martha, after being punished for the ribbon, come back inside?
(a) She was too clothed for the heat.
(b) She was being chased by boys.
(c) She was naked and it was cold.
(d) She was lonely.

2. Ultimately, what does Bentley suggest about the masked man?
(a) He is a father's voice from Melchior's subconscious.
(b) He is Moritz's father.
(c) He is Melchior's inner child.
(d) He is the voice of Melchior's conscience.

3. What does Wendla claim about the thoughts her mother finds offensive in the first scene?
(a) She says they come to her at night.
(b) She says she hears the girls at school expressing similar thoughts.
(c) She says her sister tells her these thoughts.
(d) She says that she overhears her mother expressing these thoughts.

4. Where does Act 1, Scene 2 take place?
(a) Church.
(b) School.
(c) Outside.
(d) Melchior's home.

5. What information does Moritz discover in Act 1, Scene 4 that cheers him up?
(a) He is still passing his grade.
(b) He will be sent two grades up in advanced classes.
(c) He has already flunked out of school.
(d) He will be promoted to the next grade.

Short Answer Questions

1. What theatrical genre is combined with tragedy as part of this play's complexity?

2. In the introduction, what is NOT one of the mentioned allusions in the play?

3. What is considered the most sexual scene in A Children's Tragedy?

4. What is Melchior's relationship to Moritz?

5. Why does Wendla die?

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