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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. What feeling fills Werther when he is alone in nature?
(a) Longing.
(b) Fulfillment.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Hunger.

2. What does Werther implore the addressee of his letters to do in his letter of May 13?
(a) To reconcile an argument with another good friend.
(b) To send Werther no books.
(c) To write to Werther's mother.
(d) To accompany Werther on a journey.

3. What is the main character's name?
(a) Wilhelm.
(b) Lotte.
(c) Albert.
(d) Werther.

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

5. How does Werther perceive his relationship to other people?
(a) He feels that he is exactly the same as everyone else.
(b) He senses that others are repelled by him.
(c) He feels isolated and alone.
(d) He finds that others like him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What presence does Werther sense all around him?

2. What feature of the geographic location in which Werther lives holds Werther in "thrall?"

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

4. How does the main character describe the town in which he resides as of the first letter?

5. Whom does Werther mourn in his letter of May 17?

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