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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. What recent event, related in the letter of September 15, makes Werther both angry and sad?
(a) A fire in the town church.
(b) The felling of old walnut trees.
(c) The destruction of a scenic old barn.
(d) The plowing of a field of wildflowers.

2. What caused the person Werther met in the Letter of November 30 to act the way he does?
(a) He was a drunk whose addiction took over his life.
(b) He succumbed to the stresses of his job.
(c) He grew overly envious of another man's position.
(d) He felt an unrequited love for Lotte.

3. What, according to Werther, is most dangerous to the individual?
(a) Desire.
(b) Solitude.
(c) Depression.
(d) Hatred.

4. From whom does Werther receive an invitation to travel, as related in the letter of May 9?
(a) From the Prince.
(b) From Adelin.
(c) From Wilhelm.
(d) From Count C.

5. In the letter of December 24. Werther mentions a woman who brags about her social station. What is her social status?
(a) She is a countess.
(b) She is a wealthy merchant's wife.
(c) She is a clerk's daughter.
(d) She is a farm-girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Werther walking in the letter of November 30?

2. What specific thing does Albert request of Lotte, as related by the Editor?

3. Which town does Werther visit, as related in the letter of May 5?

4. What event causes Werther to "run out into the night," as related in the letter of December 12?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Summarize the event, related in the letter of March 15, which causes Werther considerable humiliation.

3. How does Miss von B. respond to Werther's humiliation, as related in the letter of March 16?

4. 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?

5. How does Werther perceive Count C.?

6. Summarize the final interaction between Werther and Lotte.

7. How does Werther's opinion of Albert change from its prior state, according to the Editor?

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

9. What bothers Werther about many of the people he meets?

10. Describe the interaction between Lotte, Werther, and Lotte's new pet, as related in the letter of September 12.

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