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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 final request does Werther make of Albert when Albert returns from his journey?
(a) For Albert to give up Lotte.
(b) For Albert to accompany him into town.
(c) To borrow his pistols.
(d) To always love and cherish Lotte.

2. In the letter of October 20, what does Werther assert gives us "a genuine sense of ourselves?"
(a) To blend into the crowd.
(b) To keep pace with or surpass others.
(c) To be absolutely unique and different.
(d) To fall behind one's peers.

3. With whom has Werther formed a new acquaintance in the letter of November 26?
(a) Sir D.
(b) Madam G.
(c) Baroness M.
(d) Count C.

4. Which town does Werther visit, as related in the letter of May 5?
(a) The place in which his aunt lives.
(b) A town in which he has a job opportunity.
(c) The town in which his brother lives.
(d) The place of his birth

5. Why does Werther like the new person he met in the letter of November 26?
(a) He or she is extremely good-looking.
(b) He or she is fabulously wealthy.
(c) He or she is a great artist.
(d) He or she is kind and understanding.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why, according to the Editor, did Albert often leave the room when Werther entered it?

2. What social faux pas does Werther commit in the letter of March 15?

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

4. In the letter of December 1, who relates to Werther the story of the person Werther met in the letter of November 30?

5. To what does Werther compare himself at the end of the letter of November 30?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Werther's personality and his thoughts change upon returning to Wahlheim?

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

3. Who does Werther meet while walking along the water's edge in Wahlheim, what is the person doing, and what does this person look like, as related in the letter of November 30?

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

5. Describe the Prince and why Werther is involved with him.

6. What correspondence does Werther receive from a government minister, as related in the letter of February 17, and how does Werther react to the correspondence?

7. What is the substance of Werther's letter of January 20 to Lotte?

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

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

10. What news does Werther receive from Albert and Lotte in the letter dated February 20, and how does Werther respond to the news?

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