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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 Moritz debate as being worth staying alive for?
(a) His family.
(b) Experiencing sex.
(c) Melchior's friendship.
(d) Marriage.

2. What question does Wendla demand an answer for from her mother in Act II, Scene 2?
(a) Where babies come from.
(b) The truth of her parentage.
(c) Wendla believes she is adopted.
(d) Ina is dying from childbirth.

3. Who is the artist of Hanschen's picture in Act II, Scene 3?
(a) Da Vinci.
(b) Wedekind.
(c) Salvador Dali.
(d) Palma Vecchio.

4. What is revealed about Wendla after the doctor's visit?
(a) She is dying.
(b) She has sprained her ankle.
(c) She has had a miscarriage.
(d) She is pregnant.

5. What drink does Melchior's mother bring to Moritz and Melchior in Act II, Scene 1?
(a) Tea.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) Beer.
(d) Coffee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Wendla's mood while she picks flowers in Act II?

2. What did Mrs. Bergmann tell Wendla about her sister's bed rest?

3. Despite thinking of Melchior, what does Moritz resolve to do?

4. In Act II, Scene 5, through what medium is Mrs. Gabor addressing Moritz?

5. What does Hanschen admit to himself at the end of Act II, Scene 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about the singer Moritz thinks about in Act II, scene 7?

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Moritz commit suicide at the end of Act II?

7. Describe Moritz's story to Melchior.

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

9. Describe the scene between Ernst and Hanschel.

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

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