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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 dream does Werther relate to Wilhelm in the letter of December 16?
(a) A dream in which Werther kissed Lotte and she said she loved him.
(b) A dream in which Werther dueled Albert and killed him.
(c) A dream in which Werther kills himself and haunts Albert and Lotte.
(d) A dream in which Lotte resolves to divorce Albert and run away with Werther.

2. What gifts does Werther wish from God, as expressed in the letter of October 20?
(a) Intelligence and artistic skill.
(b) Confidence and contentment.
(c) Wealth and power.
(d) Wisdom and generosity.

3. What does Lotte specifically request of Werther when he visits her home on the Sunday before Christmas?
(a) That he take a position as her father's secretary.
(b) That he not visit her before Christmas Eve.
(c) That he attend dinner with her and Albert.
(d) That he have a Christmas present for each of the children.

4. What does Werther suddenly shout at Lotte, as related in the letter of December 4?
(a) He shouts out his love for her.
(b) He shouts for her to love him.
(c) He shouts for her to stop playing.
(d) He shouts out a warning of danger.

5. In the letter of December 1, who relates to Werther the story of the person Werther met in the letter of November 30?
(a) Albert.
(b) Lotte's father.
(c) Phillips.
(d) Hans' mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the event of March 15 occur?

2. Who gives Werther a special gift, related in the letter of April 19?

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

4. What does Werther often wish would happen to him, as related in numerous letters?

5. In the letter of October 20, what does Werther assert gives us "a genuine sense of ourselves?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Editor express about the state of Lotte's heart and mind during the time when Werther's feelings are completely overpowering him?

2. How does Werther react to inadvertently catching a glimpse of Lotte's wedding ring, as related in the letter of December 4?

3. How does Werther perceive Count C.?

4. 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?

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

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

7. How does Werther's relationship with God seem to change from its prior state toward the end of the letter of November 30, and how does Werther express his feelings about this change?

8. What has caused the man Werther meets in the letter of November 30 to act the way he does?

9. Summarize the final interaction between Werther and Lotte.

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

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