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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long may Wendla wear her old dress?

2. In the introduction, what is NOT one of the mentioned allusions in the play?

3. What do the girls in Act 1, Scene 3 decide they all want one day?

4. What theatrical genre is combined with tragedy as part of this play's complexity?

5. What was the result of Wedekind's conflicts while writing?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the summary in the introduction, what will happen to Melchior?

2. What startling admission does Moritz give in Act I, Scene 4? Why?

3. What happened to "Spring Awakening" in America after publication? Why?

4. Why does Wendla fantasize about being beaten? How does she handle it?

5. How does this play fit into both genres of expressionism and realism?

6. Why is this play described as "coming-of-age?"

7. What are Melchior's beliefs about good deeds, as related to Wendla?

8. What conflicts does Bentley discuss were essential to Wedekind during the writing of "Spring Awakening"? Why?

9. What event does Bentley claim influence Wedekind? Why?

10. What is significant about the number sixty in relation to Moritz?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following topics to write about:

- Mrs. Bergmann's explanation on pregnancy.

- The contrast of the pastor's sermon at Moritz's funeral and the girls bringing his grave flowers.

- "Copulation."

Essay Topic 2

Melchior and Moritz are the two central characters of Spring Awakening: A Children's Tragedy. Their relationship is central to the plot and provides much of the dramatic tension and tragedies of the piece.

- Compare and contrast Melchior and Moritz.

- Discuss Melchior's protectiveness of Moritz and how Moritz looks up to his friend.

- Discuss the masked man's reactions and analysis of both boys.

Cite specific examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following topics to write about:

- Discuss Hanschen's relationship with "Venus."

- Discuss Ilse's story of the artist who kept threatening to kill her.

- Discuss the names of the professors.

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