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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 troubling news does Werther hear at Lotte's home, according to the Editor?
(a) That Albert has been injured in a horse-riding accident.
(b) That the former servant he knows murdered a man.
(c) That Lotte has suddenly been taken very ill.
(d) That Lotte's father has succumbed to illness and died

2. What does Werther continually assert in the letter of March 15 about his social faux pas?
(a) That he was in the right, and others were wrong.
(b) That he intended to push the boundaries all along.
(c) That he got pleasure out of others' discomfort.
(d) That the thought of it never entered his mind.

3. 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) Phillips.
(c) Hans' mother.
(d) Lotte's father.

4. What is the name of the person Werther meets in the letter of November 30?
(a) Mathilde.
(b) Hans.
(c) Heinrich.
(d) Johann.

5. What best describes the personality of Werther's employer?
(a) Morose.
(b) Happy.
(c) Angry.
(d) Curious.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which town does Werther visit, as related in the letter of May 5?

2. Where is Werther walking in the letter of November 30?

3. What does Lotte ask Werther to read when he visits her on December 21?

4. What action does Werther take upon confirming the alarming news he heard at Lotte's home?

5. What instrument does Lotte play, as related in the letter of December 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize the final interaction between Werther and Lotte.

2. What correspondence does Werther receive from a government minister, as related in the letter of February 17, and how does Werther react to the correspondence?

3. Describe the Prince and why Werther is involved with him.

4. Summarize the ongoing story of the farmer-boy whom Werther had met earlier in the novel.

5. How does Werther perceive Count C.?

6. How does Miss von B. respond to Werther's humiliation, as related in the letter of March 16?

7. How does Werther describe the Ambassador?

8. Describe the interaction between Lotte, Werther, and Lotte's new pet, as related in the letter of September 12.

9. What is the substance of Werther's letter of January 20 to Lotte?

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

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