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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through May 10 through 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the main character happy at the beginning of the first letter?
(a) He has proposed to a beautiful young woman, and she said yes.
(b) He has just completed his studies at the university.
(c) He has received a job offer that will elevate his social position.
(d) He has left his familiar surroundings and people.

2. Whose business must the main character deal with in the first letter?
(a) His father's.
(b) His associate's.
(c) His good friend's.
(d) His mother's.

3. What is Werther aware of, regarding himself and the townsfolk?
(a) That they can never be honest with one another.
(b) That they come from the same common stock.
(c) That they are not, and can never be, equals.
(d) That they must always be suspicious of one another.

4. What of old Count von M.'s does the main character praise for its pleasurable effect?
(a) The garden.
(b) The stables.
(c) The fields.
(d) The mansion.

5. How does the main character view his business affairs turning out?
(a) He believes he is being cheated.
(b) He feels that there is much profit to be made, but with too much risk.
(c) He opines that the situation will turn out well.
(d) He is utterly convinced that he will not understand the business.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom must the main character transact the business to which he refers in the first letter?

2. What does Werther feel very connected to?

3. What has become the main character's favorite spot to get away?

4. What activity does Werther fill his time with, at the beginning of the novel?

5. What does the main character vow to do now that he is away?

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