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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the second scene of Act III take place?
(a) Moritz's funeral.
(b) The hayloft.
(c) Melchior's home.
(d) The riverbank.

2. Despite thinking of Melchior, what does Moritz resolve to do?
(a) Drop out of school.
(b) Run away.
(c) Commit suicide.
(d) Join the church.

3. How is Melchior permitted to answer questions in Act III, Scene 1?
(a) True or false.
(b) Written answers only.
(c) Yes and no.
(d) Nodding or shaking his head.

4. Who is the headmaster of Melchior's school?
(a) Rektor Stickytongue.
(b) Rektor Flykiller.
(c) Rektor Strongarm.
(d) Rektor Sunstroke.

5. What are Melchior's implied actions when Wendla finds him in Act II, scene 4?
(a) Urinating.
(b) Self-flagellation.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Masturbation.

6. How many times has Moritz failed in class?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

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

8. Whom does Melchior leave with at the end of the play?
(a) The masked man.
(b) Wendla.
(c) Moritz.
(d) His mother.

9. What does Melchior resign himself to doing in reform school?
(a) Having his breakout attempts thwarted.
(b) Getting along with the other students.
(c) Being abused.
(d) Being an outcast.

10. How does Mrs. Gabor defend Melchior after Moritz's death?
(a) Melchior spoke only the truth.
(b) Melchior is just a scapegoat.
(c) Melchior is too smart to have led his friend to suicide.
(d) Melchior has been framed by the school.

11. How does Moritz vent his frustration at the end of Act II, Scene 7?
(a) He throws his books in the river.
(b) He punches the tree.
(c) He allows Ilsa to take his virginity.
(d) He screams.

12. What memento does Ilsa have of Moritz?
(a) His pocket watch.
(b) The flower he gave her.
(c) His hat.
(d) The gun with which he shot himself.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What explanation does Mrs. Bergmann give to Wendla's question in Act II, Scene 2?

2. In Act II, Scene 5, through what medium is Mrs. Gabor addressing Moritz?

3. What is revealed as the actual cause of Wendla's death?

4. What drink does Melchior's mother bring to Moritz and Melchior in Act II, Scene 1?

5. How does Hanschen feel about the painting?

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