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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the purpose of the letter from Melchior that Mr. Gabor shows his wife?
(a) Melchior is criticizing the Rektor's methods of discipline.
(b) Melchior is apologizing to Moritz for the paper.
(c) Melchior is apologizing to his father for what he has done.
(d) Melchior is apologizing to Wendla for the rape.

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

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

4. Where is Wendla in Act III, Scene 5?
(a) School.
(b) Hospital.
(c) Bed.
(d) Church.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the only person to defend Melchior in the scene with all the teachers?

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

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

4. What do the teachers blame as the cause of Moritz's suicide?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hanschen claim he needs to destroy the picture? How does this represent the views of the town?

2. Describe the scene between Ernst and Hanschel.

3. What is Hanschen's relationship to "Venus?"

4. Why does Melchior consider suicide in the final scene of the play?

5. Describe Ilsa's life.

6. What philosophy does Melchior claim to believe? What action follows in the hayloft?

7. Why does her sister having a child come as such a surprise to Wendla?

8. How does Rentier Stiefel react to Moritz's death?

9. What are the different explanations given for Wendla's illness? What is the actual diagnosis?

10. What game does Melchior initially not participate in at reform school? Why does he change his mind?

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