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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through May 17 through 30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which month of the year does the novel begin?
(a) June.
(b) April.
(c) March.
(d) May.

2. What does Werther like to watch the village girls do?
(a) Dance during the festival season.
(b) Fetch water.
(c) Pick wildflowers.
(d) Bathe in the stream.

3. What feature of the geographic location in which Werther lives holds Werther in "thrall?"
(a) A spring.
(b) A mountain.
(c) The ocean.
(d) The cathedral.

4. How does Werther perceive his relationship to other people?
(a) He finds that others like him.
(b) He feels that he is exactly the same as everyone else.
(c) He feels isolated and alone.
(d) He senses that others are repelled by him.

5. What does Werther think of when he watches the village girls?
(a) The "patriarchal ways of life."
(b) The "divine inspiration of the landscape."
(c) The "civilized pastimes of society."
(d) The "bucolic pleasures of the country."

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of tree borders the town square where Werther spends much of his time?

2. In which country does this novel take place?

3. How does Werther view those who keep their distance from commoners?

4. How does Werther see the story of the person near the plow in the town square?

5. Whom does Werther find in the square of the town Werther has come to love?

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