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

2. What scientific subject becomes a main object of conversation between the hosts and their male guest?
(a) Certain affinities between natural objects.
(b) Geology and its role in determining the location of mineral deposits.
(c) Astronomy and the movement of the solar system.
(d) The evolution of plant and animal species.

3. What is the second main project the male guest of the estate proposes to his hosts?
(a) To make a map of the entire estate.
(b) To rebuild the ruined church in the village.
(c) To make an inventory of the estate.
(d) To set sail around the European continent.

4. What act of submissiveness does Charlotte warn Ottilie against?
(a) Lowering one's eyes before royalty.
(b) Deferring to one's host in conversation.
(c) Walking slowly to accommodate the pace of the elderly.
(d) Stooping to pick up something dropped by a man.

5. To whom does the captain find himself irresistibly attracted?
(a) Ottilie.
(b) Nanni.
(c) Marianne.
(d) Charlotte.

Short Answer Questions

1. What habit does Eduard change as a result of Ottilie's presence and influence?

2. Which person is to be another guest at the estate?

3. What language do Charlotte and Ottilie speak when they are alone?

4. What trait is the man who often visits the estate known for?

5. What is one notable pet peeve of the master of the estate?

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