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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 does Melchior do to Wendla at the end of Act II, Scene 4?
(a) He beats her.
(b) He rapes her.
(c) He runs away with her.
(d) He takes her home.

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

3. What did Mrs. Bergmann tell Wendla about her sister's bed rest?
(a) Wendla was told Ina broke her leg.
(b) Wendla was told Ina had the flu.
(c) Wendla was told Ina was recovering from surgery.
(d) Wendla was told Ina was having a baby.

4. According to the pastor, what will happen to Moritz?
(a) Purgatory.
(b) His soul will walk the earth until Armageddon.
(c) Eternal damnation.
(d) He will go to Heaven.

5. Where does Act II, Scene 3 take place?
(a) Hanschen's bedroom.
(b) School.
(c) Church.
(d) The bathroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Melchior defend himself against his professors?

2. What does Wendla's gravestone claim she died of?

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

4. What are Melchior's implied actions when Wendla finds him in Act II, scene 4?

5. How does Moritz vent his frustration at the end of Act II, Scene 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe what happens in the hayloft when Wendla first enters.

4. Describe Ilsa's life.

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

6. What does Ilsa reveal to Martha at Moritz's grave?

7. What is the argument between Melchior's parents after Moritz's death?

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

9. What is significant about Melchior's letter to Wendla?

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

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