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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What final decision does Eduard make at the end of Part I?
(a) To return to Charlotte.
(b) To commit suicide.
(c) To run away with Ottilie.
(d) To rejoin the military.

2. What objects on Eduard's property are exactly the same age as Ottilie?
(a) The topiaries in the main garden.
(b) The peacocks which strut all over the estate.
(c) The plane trees by the lake.
(d) The moss hut on the hill.

3. Who visits Charlotte and decides to take her news back to Eduard?
(a) The Count.
(b) Herr Mittler.
(c) The Captain.
(d) The architect.

4. What do the main characters decide to do with the three lakes on Eduard's estate?
(a) Drain one of the lakes to irrigate the fields.
(b) Bring down the dams to make one large lake.
(c) Reinforce all three dams to prevent flooding.
(d) Sell the land rights around the largest lake.

5. During a stroll around his property with the captain and Charlotte, what activity does Eduard suddenly change his mind about engaging in, and why?
(a) He decides not to plant a new stand of trees because they would detract from the views.
(b) He decides not to purchase a new team of horses because his carriage broke down.
(c) He decides not to ride into town because he cannot settle a debt with his architect.
(d) He decides not to go rowing on the lake because he thinks of Ottilie.

6. What is the object of the insult Eduard receives indirectly from the Captain?
(a) Eduard's flute playing abilities.
(b) Eduard's intelligence and education.
(c) Eduard's design sense.
(d) Eduard's family tree.

7. What very capable person, who takes over the work of the landscape improvements, is the Captain very pleased with?
(a) The parson.
(b) The architect.
(c) The beggar.
(d) The gardener.

8. After Charlotte confronts him, what does Eduard resolve to do?
(a) To seduce Ottilie.
(b) To obtain a divorce.
(c) To kill himself.
(d) To leave home.

9. How does Eduard resolve to fulfill his growing need to be always around Ottilie?
(a) He decides they must run away together.
(b) He asks Ottilie to try to distract Charlotte.
(c) By conducting a secret correspondence with her.
(d) By building a secret love nest out of the moss hut.

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

11. How does Eduard plan to celebrate the finishing of the landscape improvements, as well as to show his affection for Ottilie?
(a) By absconding with Ottilie.
(b) With a magnificent feast.
(c) By giving gifts to the guests.
(d) With a fireworks show.

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

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

14. What provokes Eduard to cry out that Ottilie loves him?
(a) Ottilie finishes copying a contract.
(b) Ottilie stands up to Charlotte's criticisms.
(c) Ottilie completes the inventory of the estate.
(d) Ottilie returns his letter with one of her own.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Early in the novel, what is the general feeling among the four main occupants of the household?

2. What letter does the Captain keep secret from his friends?

3. Whom does Eduard send to speak with Ottilie in private?

4. What request does Eduard make of the person who visits him in his solitude?

5. Who comes to visit the estate after the foundation stone ceremony?

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