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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Werther compare himself at the end of the letter of November 30?
(a) To the prodigal son.
(b) To the traitorous Brutus.
(c) To a sick child.
(d) To a brave soldier.

2. What has happened to the farmer-boy Werther once met in Wahlheim's town square?
(a) He has become violent.
(b) He has married his lover.
(c) He has been fired.
(d) He has sustained an injury.

3. What specific thing does Albert request of Lotte, as related by the Editor?
(a) That she agree to move to another town with him.
(b) That she consent to be his bride.
(c) That she take a position as a governess for some income.
(d) That she discourage Werther from visiting so often.

4. What is the surprise Werther receives from Lotte and Albert in the letter of February 20?
(a) The news of their marriage.
(b) An invitation to join them as they travel.
(c) The news of one of Lotte's siblings' deaths.
(d) A gift for his birthday.

5. What sight causes Werther to weep profusely, as related in the letter of December 4?
(a) The sight of a dead horse along the side of the road.
(b) The sight of a beggar-woman.
(c) The sight of Albert with a small child.
(d) The sight of Lotte's wedding ring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What recent event, related in the letter of September 15, makes Werther both angry and sad?

2. What best describes the personality of Werther's employer?

3. What, according to the Editor, does Lotte resolve to do about her problematic connection Werther?

4. What does Werther suddenly shout at Lotte, as related in the letter of December 4?

5. At the beginning of Book Two, who employs Werther?

Short Essay Questions

1. What disturbing news regarding the farmer-boy shocks Werther, and how does he react?

2. Whom does Werther meet while walking in Weimar, and what is this young woman like?

3. What does Werther see as the keys to happiness, and how do these key things affect him specifically, as related in the letter of October 20?

4. What does Werther do during the flood of the river near Wahlheim, and why is this episode significant?

5. Describe the nature and circumstances of Werther's death and of his burial.

6. What does Werther think of the aunt of the young woman he meets while walking in Weimar?

7. How does Werther react to reading Ossian, as related in the letter of October 12?

8. What reaction does Werther have to the news about the walnut trees in the courtyard of the vicarage?

9. How does Werther describe the Ambassador?

10. What does Werther find out in the letter of December 1 about the man he met by the water, and how does he find this out?

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