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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Moritz's father react to his son's death?
(a) He is saddened with his inability to help his son.
(b) He disowns him.
(c) He is furious at the school.
(d) He is overcome with grief.

2. In the most sexual scene of the play, what is alluded to heavily?
(a) Faust.
(b) The Bible.
(c) Goethe.
(d) Brecht.

3. Where does Act II, Scene 7 take place?
(a) School.
(b) Melchior's house.
(c) Church.
(d) The riverbank.

4. What does Melchior start to do to Wendla when she begins to object in Act II, Scene 4?
(a) Beat her.
(b) Help her with her work.
(c) Kiss her.
(d) Talk to her.

5. What does Mrs. Gabor offer to do for Moritz?
(a) Help him find a new school.
(b) Tutor him.
(c) Speak on his behalf to his parents.
(d) Allow him to move into their home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Melchior initially believe about people who do good works?

2. What is the name of Wendla's sister?

3. What is the purpose of the letter from Melchior that Mr. Gabor shows his wife?

4. What did people find so offensive about A Children's Tragedy when it was first written?

5. What do Moritz's classmates speculate as the method of suicide?

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