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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 initially believe about Faust when he comes into her cell?
(a) He is there to rape her.
(b) He is a priest coming to administer her Last Rites.
(c) He is a guard taking her to the gallows.
(d) He is the devil.

2. What is Faust unable to convince Gretchen to do in "A Prison"?
(a) Escape with him.
(b) Forgive him.
(c) Forgive herself.
(d) Renounce God.

3. Initially, what is the only thing Gretchen recognizes as Faust when he is in her prison cell?
(a) His lips.
(b) His voice.
(c) His eyes.
(d) His hands.

4. In "A Garden," what does Gretchen admit to being surprised about?
(a) Faust does not treat her like a simpleton.
(b) Martha's husband is dead.
(c) Mephistopheles remembers her.
(d) Faust finds her attractive.

5. Why must Faust cling to the rocks on the mountain?
(a) The wind could knock him off the mountain.
(b) The witches and wizards may knock him off while dancing.
(c) The fires from Hell might drag him down.
(d) The rocks are slick from the rains.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can Mephistopheles not do for Gretchen in "A Gloomy Day?"

2. When Faust has a vision of Gretchen on the night of the Walpurgis celebration, what does he see on her feet?

3. Why does Faust fear Mephistopheles's influence over his happiness with Gretchen in "A Cavern"?

4. In "Open Country, Night," where do the witches perform their ritual?

5. What is the purpose of the item Faust gives Gretchen at the end of "Martha's Garden"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ironic about Mephistopheles's statement that Gretchen is doomed?

2. Describe the enormity of Gretchen's sorrows.

3. Describe the seduction of Gretchen up until the end of "A Forest Cavern."

4. What comprises Valentine's final moments alive?

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

6. Why is Gretchen unable to recognize Faust when he comes to her in prison?

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

8. What happens to Gretchen at the end of "A Cathedral"?

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

10. What torments Gretchen at the cathedral and why?

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