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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom is Werther's new female friend "as good as engaged"?
(a) To John.
(b) To Nicholas.
(c) To Patrick.
(d) To Albert.

2. Whom does Werther find in the square of the town Werther has come to love?
(a) Several pretty girls.
(b) Two gentlemen quarreling.
(c) An elderly couple.
(d) Two young boys.

3. What is the name of the person to whom Werther writes his letters?
(a) Friederich.
(b) Wilhelm.
(c) Albert.
(d) Johann.

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

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

6. What do Werther and his new female friend discuss in the carriage?
(a) History.
(b) Books.
(c) Family.
(d) Politics.

7. How did Lotte and Albert become betrothed?
(a) Lotte's mother wished it upon her deathbed.
(b) The two were thrown together by Fate.
(c) Albert owed Lotte's father a debt of honor.
(d) Lotte and Albert are being punished for certain indiscretions.

8. To what does Werther compare himself in regards to the young woman with whom he has fallen in love?
(a) A madman.
(b) A child.
(c) A king.
(d) A miser.

9. How does Werther see the story of the person near the plow in the town square?
(a) Werther thinks it is a boring tale.
(b) Werther views it as a testament to pure love and longing.
(c) Werther sees it as a shocking scandal.
(d) Werther considers it a lesson against immorality.

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

11. What example does Werther use to support his argument of the subject in the letter of August 12?
(a) A girl who drowned herself.
(b) A boy who hanged himself.
(c) A man who shot himself.
(d) A woman who poisoned herself.

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

13. What has become the main character's favorite spot to get away?
(a) The old Count's summerhouse.
(b) The town tavern.
(c) The library in the city.
(d) The winding paths of the forests.

14. Whom does Werther assist in his or her daily chore?
(a) A farmer-boy repairing a plow.
(b) A footman repairing a broken carriage.
(c) A servant girl drawing water from the spring.
(d) A cook buying food for supper.

15. Who is the "Melusine" to whom Werther refers?
(a) A mythical water-nymph.
(b) A historical French princess.
(c) The daughter of the town mayor.
(d) One of the mythical Furies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What effect does Lotte's continued presence have on Werther?

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

3. In which object or objects is Werther surprised to find clear evidence of his own folly?

4. What is the name of the town an hours' walk from where Werther currently lodges?

5. How many children does the estate manager have, whom Werther meets?

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