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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through September 4 through November 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what feeling does Werther complain in the letter of August 22?
(a) Excitement.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Rage.
(d) Listlessness.

2. At the beginning of Book Two, who employs Werther?
(a) A prince.
(b) A count.
(c) An ambassador.
(d) An estate manager.

3. What presence does Werther sense all around him?
(a) The presence of God.
(b) The shadow of the past.
(c) The hopes of the future.
(d) The foreboding of doom.

4. What occurrence disrupts the event Werther and his new female friend are attending?
(a) A flood.
(b) A heat wave.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) A thunderstorm.

5. In which object or objects is Werther surprised to find clear evidence of his own folly?
(a) In the town newspaper.
(b) In his letters to his friend.
(c) In his notes on Homer.
(d) In his own diary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the gift Werther receives in the letter of April 19?

2. What author supplants Homer in Werther's heart?

3. Which person considers Werther's conduct with the children to be below Werther's social station?

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

5. In which month of the year does the novel begin?

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