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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapters 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What activity are the married couple primarily engaged in at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Preparing for a year long tour of Europe.
(b) Improving the landscape of their estate.
(c) Deciding whether to enlarge the home itself.
(d) Considering applications for new household staff.

2. What is one subject of the guests and hosts' conversation during the group's first dinner together?
(a) The new taxation structure favored by the monarchy.
(b) Ottilie's schooling and her future as a governess.
(c) Eduard and Charlotte's early love at court.
(d) The value of the farmstead and its surrounding fields.

3. How did the master of the estate grow up?
(a) Lonely; he made no friends.
(b) Spoiled; he got everything he wanted.
(c) Ignored; he was the youngest of many siblings.
(d) Impoverished; he lived on the streets.

4. What personality trait is notable about Ottilie?
(a) She is very energetic but cannot seem to finish any project.
(b) She is arrogant but somehow still likeable.
(c) She talks rapidly and profusely about nothing of consequence.
(d) She understands the needs of others intuitively.

5. What does Charlotte resolve to do when she is alone after the kiss with the Captain?
(a) Run away and marry the Captain.
(b) Atone for her sins and die alone.
(c) Strengthen her marriage with Eduard.
(d) Divorce Eduard and travel the continent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What building do the captain and Eduard decide to construct on the grounds of the estate?

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

3. What act of submissiveness does Charlotte warn Ottilie against?

4. What is the general content of the postscript of the headmistress's letter to the mistress of the estate?

5. Who does the mistress of the house think has a more-than-average interest in Ottilie?

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