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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. Where does Act II, Scene 4 take place?

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

3. According to Moritz, how many times has Ernst failed in their class?

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

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. Describe Ilsa's life.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is significant about Melchior's fascination with Goethe and his presentation of "Faust?" Why should Mrs. Gabor express concern over her son reading "Faust?" How does the story of Faust mirror Melchior's story? How is Goethe's philosophy seen in Melchior's belief system? Cite specific examples from the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Wedekind lampoon religion in this play? Is Melchior's belief system about God meant to be taken as the playwright's beliefs? How does Moritz's funeral relate to the final scene with the masked man?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following topics to write about:

- Discuss the abuse of Martha.

- Discuss Mrs. Gabor's letter to Moritz.

- Discuss Wendla's love of being a girl versus Martha and Thea's preference to have been born men.

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