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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Eduard's note demand of Charlotte?
(a) That Charlotte send Ottilie to live with her great aunt.
(b) That Charlotte move away from the estate and live as a widow.
(c) That Charlotte keep Ottilie at the estate and not send her away.
(d) That Charlotte treat Ottilie as an equal, not as a lesser relative.

3. What incident prompts the captain and Charlotte to kiss?
(a) Eduard and the captain duel over Ottilie's affections.
(b) The captain gets the boat stuck and carries Charlotte to safety.
(c) The captain kisses Charlotte to thank her for securing him a job.
(d) Charlotte confesses her dark desires to the captain.

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

5. What is the name of the peasant girl who attaches herself to Ottilie?
(a) Helga.
(b) Nanni.
(c) Carina.
(d) Sarah.

Short Answer Questions

1. What activity does the male guest propose to his hosts upon his first look at the lands around the estate?

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

3. What very capable person, who takes over the work of the landscape improvements, is the Captain very pleased with?

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

5. On which procession of people does the new house guest, who arrived during Ottilie's artistic activity, exercise his craft and calling?

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