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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Moritz's story for Melchior, how many heads does the queen have?
(a) Two.
(b) Zero.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

3. What does Wendla's gravestone claim she died of?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Murder.
(c) Childbirth.
(d) Anemia.

4. Where does Act III, Scene 6 take place?
(a) School.
(b) The riverbank.
(c) Grape vineyards.
(d) Church.

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

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

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

8. What situation was Ilsa in that her friends bailed her out of?
(a) She was nearly raped.
(b) Pregnancy.
(c) She was arrested.
(d) She was kidnapped.

9. What is revealed as the actual cause of Wendla's death?
(a) Childbirth.
(b) Abortion pills.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Influenza.

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

11. What does the masked man offer to do for Melchior?
(a) Protect Melchior from the hardships in life.
(b) Protect Melchior from memories of Moritz and Wendla.
(c) Guide him to death.
(d) Guide him to adulthood.

12. How does Moritz vent his frustration at the end of Act II, Scene 7?
(a) He screams.
(b) He throws his books in the river.
(c) He allows Ilsa to take his virginity.
(d) He punches the tree.

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

14. Why does Moritz claim to appear to Melchior at the end of the play?
(a) He says he was sent to tell Melchior the truth about Wendla.
(b) He says Melchior is going to be punished for his role in Wendla's death.
(c) He says he was sent to keep Melchior company.
(d) He says Melchior disturbed his grave.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Moritz plead for Melchior to do?

2. How does Melchior defend himself against his professors?

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

4. Who is the artist of Hanschen's picture in Act II, Scene 3?

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

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