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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. What about Faust concerns Gretchen the most?
(a) His attitude towards Martha.
(b) His atheism.
(c) His love of drinking.
(d) The state of his soul.

2. According to Mephistopheles, why does he have no power over the young girl with whom Faust is obsessed?
(a) The girl is an atheist.
(b) She has just gone to confession.
(c) The girl truly loves Faust.
(d) Faust must truly be in love with the girl.

3. To whom is Gretchen praying in the beginning of "By a Shrine Inside the Town Wall, Night"?
(a) Jesus Christ.
(b) Mary Magdalene.
(c) St. Anthony.
(d) The Virgin Mary.

4. How does Lieschen feel about Barbara?
(a) She is afraid of Barbara and her bad luck.
(b) She believes Barbara is being unfairly maligned, but Barbara has no one to blame but herself.
(c) She believes Barbara is getting what she deserves.
(d) She thinks that Barbara deserves nothing but help and sympathy.

5. What is the purpose of the item Faust gives Gretchen at the end of "Martha's Garden"?
(a) It will be a token of their secret engagement.
(b) She will understand him better after reading the book.
(c) She should pluck its petals to see if he loves her.
(d) It will put her mother to sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Gretchen believe people tell her that she is beautiful?

2. Who torments Gretchen while she is in church?

3. How does "A Cathedral" end?

4. When Faust is interrupted in his suicide attempt, what refreshes his faith in God?

5. What does Mephistopheles claim happened to Martha's husband?

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