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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapters 13-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What frightening event mars the celebration Eduard had so carefully planned?
(a) A madman shoots a party guest and runs away
(b) A dam collapses and spills people into the water.
(c) A violent storm frightens the guests.
(d) A horse rears, throwing its rider, and striking a few people.

2. What does the male guest criticize about the estate?
(a) The mistress's planning and layout of the improvements.
(b) The boring, humdrum nature of the surrounding area.
(c) The master's indecent liberties taken with the serving-girls.
(d) The general lack of aptitude of the servants.

3. What nickname do both the master of the estate and his male guest share?
(a) Rolf.
(b) Jules.
(c) Otto.
(d) Augie.

4. Early in the novel, what is the general feeling among the four main occupants of the household?
(a) They begin to suspect one another of adultery.
(b) They find themselves quarreling over minor matters.
(c) They increasingly want more time alone instead of together.
(d) They enjoy feelings of mutual affection and goodwill.

5. What service does Ottilie volunteer to do for Eduard?
(a) Finish the lengthy inventory of the household.
(b) Make the final copy of the farmstead sale contract.
(c) Finalize the design of the chapel.
(d) Repair his many torn articles of clothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the female guest of the estate related to the mistress of the estate?

2. What seemingly miraculous event occurs at the completion of the foundation stone ceremony?

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

4. How does Eduard plan to celebrate the finishing of the landscape improvements, as well as to show his affection for Ottilie?

5. What does Ottilie set in the foundation stone with the other peoples' offerings?

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