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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 does Gretchen do with the daisy she picks while walking with Faust?
(a) She throws it in the fire.
(b) She throws it in the water.
(c) She puts it in her hair.
(d) She plays "He loves me, he loves me not."

2. What does Valentine admit to Gretchen before he dies?
(a) He has alerted their priest about her condition.
(b) He has renounced God because of her.
(c) He knows her secret.
(d) He poisoned her drink.

3. What is the name of Gretchen's friend?
(a) Liesl.
(b) Wendla.
(c) Martha.
(d) Lieschen.

4. What does Faust promise Gretchen in "A Garden"?
(a) He will go to confession.
(b) He will seek approval for their marriage from her mother.
(c) He will get rid of Mephistopheles.
(d) He will love her forever.

5. Who is Valentine?
(a) Gretchen's father.
(b) Gretchen's brother.
(c) Gretchen's fiance.
(d) Gretchen's cousin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What purpose does Gretchen's song serve in prison?

3. In "A Garden," what does Gretchen admit to being surprised about?

4. What is the occupation of Gretchen's brother?

5. To whom is Gretchen praying in the beginning of "By a Shrine Inside the Town Wall, Night"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Gretchen refuse to escape from prison with Faust?

2. What purpose does "At the Well" serve in terms of story and character?

3. Why is Gretchen praying to the Virgin Mary?

4. What comprises Valentine's final moments alive?

5. Describe some of the characters in the chapter "Walpurgis Night."

6. What does Faust fear in regards to his relationship with Gretchen about Mephistopheles?

7. What is the purpose of the potion?

8. What does Faust admit to being jealous of and why?

9. Why must Faust lie to Martha about her husband?

10. What does Faust ask of Gretchen during "Martha's Garden" and how does she (and Mephistopheles) react to this?

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