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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act II, Scene 4 through Act II, Scene 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ilsa do in lieu of going to school?
(a) She sells flowers.
(b) Baker's assistant.
(c) Prostitution.
(d) Model for artists.

2. In what decade did Wedekind write A Children's Tragedy?
(a) 1870s.
(b) 1900s.
(c) 1890s.
(d) 1880s.

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

4. How was the rape scene censored in reissues of A Children's Tragedy?
(a) Wendla was given a line that shows clear consent.
(b) Melchior does not go through with the rape.
(c) It was taken out of the script entirely.
(d) It was scripted to take place in a blackout.

5. For how long may Wendla wear her old dress?
(a) One more summer.
(b) One more week.
(c) One more month.
(d) One more year.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Wendla complain about her new dress?

2. What does Moritz do when he walks Ilsa home?

3. What is the most important relationship depicted in A Children's Tragedy?

4. What situation was Ilsa in that her friends bailed her out of?

5. Who wrote A Children's Tragedy?

(see the answer key)

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