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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mrs. Bergmann defend herself from her daughter's anger in Act III, Scene 5?
(a) She says that she is keeping Wendla out of her father's way.
(b) She says that she is just trying to save Wendla's reputation.
(c) She says he explained sex the same way it was taught to her.
(d) She says that discussing pregnancy is improper.

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

3. How does Hanschen feel about the painting?
(a) He is intrigued by the colors.
(b) He is repulsed by the woman.
(c) He is fascinated by the artistry of the picture.
(d) He is attracted to the sexuality of the painting.

4. Why is Moritz devastated in Act II, Scene 5?
(a) His father disowned him.
(b) He was not promoted to the next grade.
(c) He lost all of his money.
(d) His plans to run away have been thwarted.

5. Where does the second scene of Act III take place?
(a) Moritz's funeral.
(b) The riverbank.
(c) Melchior's home.
(d) The hayloft.

6. How is Melchior permitted to answer questions in Act III, Scene 1?
(a) Nodding or shaking his head.
(b) True or false.
(c) Yes and no.
(d) Written answers only.

7. How many times has Moritz failed in class?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

8. In Act II, Scene 5, through what medium is Mrs. Gabor addressing Moritz?
(a) A telephone.
(b) Face to face.
(c) A telegram.
(d) A letter.

9. How does Melchior plan to escape from the reformatory?
(a) Climbing to the roof.
(b) Through the windows.
(c) Through the cellar.
(d) Hiding in the farmer's hay wagon.

10. What does Hanschen admit to himself at the end of Act II, Scene 3?
(a) He will forget about the picture shortly.
(b) He will never be attracted to a real woman.
(c) He will be aroused by other images in the future.
(d) He will never be aroused without thinking of that picture again.

11. What has Moritz threatened to do if he cannot leave the country?
(a) Run away to a new city.
(b) Commit suicide.
(c) Renounce God.
(d) Kill his parents.

12. What do the teachers blame as the cause of Moritz's suicide?
(a) His emotionally abusive father.
(b) Melchior's suicide pact.
(c) Melchior's paper that explains sex.
(d) The pressure from school.

13. What does Hanschen do to the image while in the bathroom?
(a) He burns it.
(b) He throws it down the sink.
(c) He eats it.
(d) He flushes it down the toilet.

14. Where does the last scene of the play take place?
(a) Melchior's school.
(b) The riverbank.
(c) The graveyard.
(d) The church.

15. Mr. Gabor shows his wife a letter from Melchior in the third scene of Act III.III, Scene 3. Who is it addressed to?
(a) Mr. Gabor.
(b) Rektor Sunstroke.
(c) Moritz.
(d) Wendla.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Act II, Scene 3 take place?

2. Where does Act II, Scene 4 take place?

3. Where does Act II, Scene 7 take place?

4. What did Mrs. Bergmann tell Wendla about her sister's bed rest?

5. What are the teachers planning to do because of Moritz's suicide?

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