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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through May 17 through 30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which month of the year does the novel begin?
(a) April.
(b) May.
(c) March.
(d) June.

2. What activity does Werther fill his time with, at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Learning.
(c) Painting.
(d) Carousing.

3. In which country does this novel take place?
(a) France.
(b) Austria.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Germany.

4. How does the main character classify the recent events that sent him away?
(a) As a "senseless and foolish adventure."
(b) As a "series of tragic misunderstandings."
(c) As a "bewildering journey of discovery."
(d) As a "misfortune doled out by Fate."

5. What is the substance of the main character's business project at the beginning of the book?
(a) A building contract.
(b) Arrangements for travel.
(c) The interviewing of potential servants.
(d) An inheritance dispute.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Werther like to watch the village girls do?

2. What does Werther give the people he meets in the town square?

3. How does Werther perceive his relationship to other people?

4. What story does the person near the plow in the town square tell Werther?

5. What is Werther aware of, regarding himself and the townsfolk?

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