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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Melchior try to force Wendla to leave him alone when she comes looking for him in Act II, Scene 4?
(a) He is afraid.
(b) He is angry with her.
(c) He is depressed and wants to be left alone.
(d) He is embarrassed.

2. What is the reason Melchior's mother believes the boys are reading Faust?
(a) They are studying the artistry.
(b) They are considering atheism.
(c) Faust's relationship with Gretch.
(d) They are looking for moral lessons.

3. After he tells Melchior his story, how does Moritz summarize his feelings?
(a) He feels he has too many heads.
(b) He feels completely alone.
(c) He feels headless.
(d) He is waiting for someone to help him.

4. What picture is Hanschen addressing in Act II, Scene 3?
(a) A picture of the Pieta.
(b) "Daphne and the Hunters."
(c) "Aphrodite."
(d) "Venus."

5. What are the reform school boys trying to ejaculate onto?
(a) An upside-down glass.
(b) A book.
(c) A coin.
(d) Melchior's homework.

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

7. What does Moritz do when he walks Ilsa home?
(a) He makes love to Ilsa.
(b) Leaves her before they reach her place.
(c) He kissed Ilsa.
(d) He pushes Ilsa away from him violently.

8. At the end of Act II, Scene 1, what do Melchior and Moritz wonder about?
(a) How girls can enjoy sex.
(b) If sex is truly necessary.
(c) If their peers are having sex.
(d) If their conversations are being eavesdropped upon.

9. What is Hanschen doing in the bathroom in Act II, Scene 3?
(a) Reading.
(b) Masturbating.
(c) Bathing.
(d) Sleeping.

10. Who visits Wendla's mother at the end of Act III, Scene 5?
(a) The doctor.
(b) Melchior's mother.
(c) Mother Schmidt.
(d) Melchior.

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

12. Where does Act II, Scene 4 take place?
(a) Church.
(b) Wendla's bedroom.
(c) Riverbank.
(d) Hayloft.

13. What flowers does Wendla pick in Act II, Scene 6?
(a) Violets.
(b) Lilies.
(c) Sunflowers.
(d) Roses.

14. What do Ernst and Hanschen vow to do together?
(a) Stay celibate.
(b) Commit suicide together.
(c) Enjoy life as fully as they can.
(d) Run away to England.

15. Despite thinking of Melchior, what does Moritz resolve to do?
(a) Commit suicide.
(b) Run away.
(c) Join the church.
(d) Drop out of school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Act III, Scene 6 take place?

2. What question does Wendla demand an answer for from her mother in Act II, Scene 2?

3. According to the adults at the graveyard, what was wrong with Moritz?

4. What does Ilsa do in lieu of going to school?

5. Why does Moritz claim to appear to Melchior at the end of the play?

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