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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. How does Werther see the story of the person near the plow in the town square?
(a) Werther views it as a testament to pure love and longing.
(b) Werther thinks it is a boring tale.
(c) Werther considers it a lesson against immorality.
(d) Werther sees it as a shocking scandal.

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

3. In which country does this novel take place?
(a) Austria.
(b) Germany.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) France.

4. What kind of tree borders the town square where Werther spends much of his time?
(a) Birch trees.
(b) Fir trees.
(c) Maple trees.
(d) Linden trees.

5. What is the name of the man Werther meets at the vicar's home?
(a) Mr. Schiller.
(b) Mr. Schmidt.
(c) Mr. Vollner.
(d) Mr. Metzger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the woman Werther meets at the vicar's home?

2. What was the reception Werther first received from the common townsfolk?

3. How did Lotte and Albert become betrothed?

4. What does Werther feel now that he is in this new location at the beginning of the book?

5. What author does Werther enjoy reading?

Short Essay Questions

1. What "worthy man" has Werther gotten to know, and where does he live?

2. What does Werther ask his friend Wilhelm not to do, and why?

3. To what type of people does Werther compare those who he thinks are happiest in life, and what is his reasoning for this comparison?

4. How does Werther describe the town of Wahlheim?

5. What does Werther promise the person to whom he writes this letter?

6. Who does Werther meet while sitting on a plow in Wahlheim's town square, and what is the substance of their various interactions with Werther?

7. What specific space, which Werther found in his explorations of the town, does he find pleasurable?

8. To what does Werther compare Lotte's influence on him in the letter of July 26, and what the effects of her influence upon him?

9. What is the substance of Werther and Lotte's conversation the night before Werther leaves Wahlheim?

10. What example does Werther give Albert regarding the justifiability of suicide, and why does Werther take the standpoint he does?

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