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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Gloomy Day. Open Country, Night. In Open Country and A Prison.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Evening," what does Gretchen admit to herself?
(a) She is attracted to Faust.
(b) She is afraid of men.
(c) She wishes to become a nun.
(d) She does not like to go outside.

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

3. What does Gretchen pray for in "By a Shrine Inside the Town Wall, Night"?
(a) Atonement for her sins.
(b) Forgiveness for Faust.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Mephistopheles's soul.

4. What does Faust threaten to do if Mephistopheles is unable to get the girl he is obsessed with for him?
(a) He will leave Mephistopheles.
(b) He will throw Mephistopheles into a church.
(c) He will reveal Mephistopheles to every witch in the country.
(d) He will imprison Mephistopheles in his study.

5. Why does Mephistopheles come to God in the "Prologue in Heaven"?
(a) He and God are friends.
(b) He sneaked in behind another angel.
(c) God invited him.
(d) He has to ask God for a favor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mephistopheles give Martha contradicting statements about her husband in "The Neighbor's House"?

2. Why was Gretchen forced to raise her now-deceased sister and take care of the house when she was younger?

3. What does Faust believe about the townspeople he and Wagner walk with during their holiday celebration after his suicide attempt?

4. What does Gretchen believe will happen when she and Faust are separated in "A Garden?"

5. What does Faust see around Gretchen's neck in his vision of her in "Walpurgis Night"?

(see the answer key)

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