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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 name of Wendla's sister?
(a) Thea.
(b) Martha.
(c) Ilsa.
(d) Ina.

2. What is Wendla's mood while she picks flowers in Act II?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Angry.
(c) Joyous.
(d) Jealous.

3. 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 angry with her.
(b) He is depressed and wants to be left alone.
(c) He is afraid.
(d) He is embarrassed.

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

5. How does Mrs. Gabor defend Melchior after Moritz's death?
(a) Melchior is too smart to have led his friend to suicide.
(b) Melchior has been framed by the school.
(c) Melchior spoke only the truth.
(d) Melchior is just a scapegoat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Hanschen reason that he must destroy the painting?

2. How does Melchior defend himself against his professors?

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

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

5. What explanation does Mrs. Bergmann give to Wendla's question in Act II, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Stickytongue and Melchior try to defend "Copulation?"

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

3. Why do the professors want to expel Melchior from school?

4. What favor has Moritz asked of Mrs. Gabor? What does he admit to her?

5. What advice and favor does Mrs. Gabor offer to Moritz?

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

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

8. Why does Moritz believe he will be promoted to the next grade based off his discussion with Melchior in Act II, scene 3?

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

10. Describe Wendla's mood and thoughts in Act II, scene 6.

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