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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Eduard, Charlotte, and the captain speak of the concept of elective affinities?
(a) In terms of A, B, C, and D.
(b) In terms of apples, oranges, bananas, and pears.
(c) In terms of men, women, children, and animals.
(d) In terms of 1, 2, 3, and 4.

2. Where have the two young women mentioned in Part I, Chapter 1, been living for some years?
(a) At the royal court.
(b) At the home of a distant relative.
(c) At a boarding school.
(d) At the estate.

3. What language do Charlotte and Ottilie speak when they are alone?
(a) English.
(b) Italian.
(c) German.
(d) French.

4. What is the general content of the postscript of the headmistress's letter to the mistress of the estate?
(a) Criticism of Luciane.
(b) Criticism of Ottilie.
(c) Praise for Charlotte.
(d) Praise for Maria.

5. What does the schoolmaster's second letter say about Ottilie, in general?
(a) That she is the first girl of the school and has won all the year's academic prizes.
(b) That she is one of the stupidest girls at the school, and he recommends she be sent home.
(c) That she is intelligent, but not suited to the environment of the school.
(d) That she is a troublemaker and that the other girls fear and shun her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname do both the master of the estate and his male guest share?

2. What event leads Eduard to begin to be physically attracted to Ottilie?

3. What general plans do Eduard and the captain have for the estate?

4. What event does the captain suggest must be celebrated in a special manner?

5. To whom does the captain find himself irresistibly attracted?

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