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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through By A Shrine Inside The Town Wall, Night. The Street Outside Gretchen's Door, and A Cathedral.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Gretchen choose this particular person to pray to during "By a Shrine Inside the Town Wall, Night"?
(a) She feels only the Virgin Mary will understand her pain.
(b) She believes that Jesus will not judge her.
(c) She is afraid that she needs protection.
(d) She feels that she has become Mary Magdalene.

2. What does Martha believe about her abusive husband?
(a) He is going to kill her one day.
(b) He is jealous of her wealth.
(c) He is dead.
(d) He is traveling abroad with his mistress.

3. What does Mephistopheles promise Gretchen at the end of "The Neighbor's House"?
(a) He will try to hire her for some tailor work.
(b) He will sell the jewelry for her.
(c) He will say a prayer for her.
(d) He will introduce her to Faust.

4. What is Gretchen's secret?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She is glad that Valentine is dead.
(c) She is dying.
(d) She killed her mother on purpose.

5. What comforts Gretchen's mother when the priest takes the jewels away?
(a) The priest absolves her and Gretchen of any wrong-doing.
(b) The priest offers to help Gretchen find a husband.
(c) The priest promises they will be rich in heaven.
(d) The priest assures her that Gretchen is still a virgin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the men in the tavern about ready to do when Mephistopheles finally stops them?

2. What does the poodle refuse to do when in Faust's study?

3. In "Evening," what does Gretchen admit to herself?

4. Who torments Gretchen while she is in church?

5. What does Faust do when left alone in Gretchen's room in "Evening"?

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