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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 "ordeal" described in the section called Fade-out.
(a) For no apparent reason the loved being withdraws from all contact.
(b) The loved being's physical beauty begins to fade.
(c) The lover's favorite jeans fade.
(d) The loved being's mother dies.

2. In Clouds, why is Herr Schmidt upset?
(a) Werther is nice to his fiancée Frederika.
(b) The church is locked and they cannot get in.
(c) Werther deliberately tries to aggravate him.
(d) He has had a bad day and decides to take it out on those present.

3. In "Dedication," what effect can writing, as a form of amorous dedication, have on the other?
(a) It can smother the other.
(b) It can make the other vain.
(c) It can inspire tenderness.
(d) It can leave the other cold.

4. Which of the following best describes the lover's state in "We are our own demons?"
(a) Triumphant over his inner demons
(b) Indulging in many temptations.
(c) Tired of life and its demons.
(d) Possessed by inner demons.

5. In Blue Coat and Yellow Vest/habiliment, what specifically does the "blue coat and yellow vest" refer to?
(a) To the costume of travelers.
(b) To the narrator's favorite outfit.
(c) To clothing worn by the character Werther.
(d) To clothing worn by the other that becomes a fetish object.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Novel/Drama," which of the following is true about the writing of the amorous subject's love story?

2. In The Orange/Irksome, an episode involving oranges from the novel Werther is used to describe which of the following feelings?

3. What do the clouds symbolize in the section by the same name?

4. What is the best form in which to tell the story of love?

5. In "I am odious"/Monstrous, what does the lover refer to when he says, "I am odious?"

Short Essay Questions

1. In Domnei/Dependency, what does the lover mean when he says: "I am twice subject?"

2. In Images, what is the lover's relationship to visual images he sees?

3. "I am crazy"/Mad: How is the lover's madness metaphorical?

4. "Looking embarrassed"/Embarrassment: Describe the scene of embarrassment from Werther cited in this section.

5. In Love's Languor/Languor, how is the Satyr contrasted with languor?

6. What object does the lover compare himself to in This can't go on/Unbearable?

7. Describe the type of jealousy displayed by Werther in the figure Jealousy.

8. Briefly state what Werther writes in his letter to Charlotte and what it signifies in The Love Letter/Letter.

9. The Unknowable has to do with the lover's ability, or lack thereof, to know the other: what conclusion does the lover come to in this section?

10. Describe the relation between the informer, the lover, and the loved being in The Informer.

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