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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Moritz's story for Melchior, how many heads does the queen have?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Zero.
(d) One.

2. What does Wendla's gravestone claim she died of?
(a) Childbirth.
(b) Murder.
(c) Influenza.
(d) Anemia.

3. What is revealed about Wendla after the doctor's visit?
(a) She has sprained her ankle.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She is dying.
(d) She has had a miscarriage.

4. Who visits Wendla's mother at the end of Act III, Scene 5?
(a) Melchior's mother.
(b) Melchior.
(c) Mother Schmidt.
(d) The doctor.

5. Why is Moritz devastated in Act II, Scene 5?
(a) He was not promoted to the next grade.
(b) His plans to run away have been thwarted.
(c) He lost all of his money.
(d) His father disowned him.

6. Where does Act II, Scene 4 take place?
(a) Hayloft.
(b) Wendla's bedroom.
(c) Riverbank.
(d) Church.

7. What explanation does Mrs. Bergmann give to Wendla's question in Act II, Scene 2?
(a) Babies come from the church.
(b) Babies come from sex.
(c) Babies come from women praying very hard for one.
(d) Babies come from women loving their husbands.

8. What does Melchior do to Wendla at the end of Act II, Scene 4?
(a) He rapes her.
(b) He takes her home.
(c) He runs away with her.
(d) He beats her.

9. How does Moritz's father react to his son's death?
(a) He is furious at the school.
(b) He is overcome with grief.
(c) He disowns him.
(d) He is saddened with his inability to help his son.

10. At the end of Act II, Scene 1, what do Melchior and Moritz wonder about?
(a) If sex is truly necessary.
(b) If their peers are having sex.
(c) If their conversations are being eavesdropped upon.
(d) How girls can enjoy sex.

11. What does Ilsa do in lieu of going to school?
(a) Model for artists.
(b) She sells flowers.
(c) Prostitution.
(d) Baker's assistant.

12. What are the reform school boys trying to ejaculate onto?
(a) An upside-down glass.
(b) A coin.
(c) A book.
(d) Melchior's homework.

13. How does Mrs. Gabor initially react to reading Melchior's letter in Act III?
(a) She claims that Melchior did not rape Wendla.
(b) She claims it is a forger.
(c) She claims it is just part of a class assignment.
(d) She claims that Wendla and Melchior have done nothing wrong.

14. What are the teachers planning to do because of Moritz's suicide?
(a) Allow the church to provide counseling for their students.
(b) Lighten up on their students.
(c) Expel Melchior.
(d) Fail Melchior from class.

15. After he tells Melchior his story, how does Moritz summarize his feelings?
(a) He feels he has too many heads.
(b) He is waiting for someone to help him.
(c) He feels headless.
(d) He feels completely alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act II, Scene 1, what does Moritz tell Melchior he has been doing constantly?

2. What does Moritz plead for Melchior to do?

3. In the Act II, Scene 2, what event has occurred within Wendla's family?

4. Mr. Gabor shows his wife a letter from Melchior in the third scene of Act III.III, Scene 3. Who is it addressed to?

5. In Moritz's story in Act II, Scene 1, how many heads does the king have?

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