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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What idea of the male guest strikes Charlotte like a "thunderbolt?"
(a) The man suggests that Charlotte and Eduard divorce so they may marry others.
(b) The man advises Charlotte to run away with the Captain since they are clearly in love.
(c) The man feels Ottilie is dull company, and he advises Charlotte to turn her out of the house.
(d) The man would like to recommend the Captain to a position with a high powered friend.

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

5. What activity does the male guest propose to his hosts upon his first look at the lands around the estate?
(a) That the trio make a journey to the court.
(b) That the trio make a detailed survey of the land.
(c) That the trio return to the comfort of the main house.
(d) That the trio hire a friend of his for the gardening.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second main project the male guest of the estate proposes to his hosts?

2. What becomes the focus of Eduard's efforts regarding the landscape improvements around the estate?

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

4. Whose idea is it to place the pavilion in its precise future spot?

5. What event does the captain suggest must be celebrated in a special manner?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize the concept of "elective affinities," and describe how the Captain, Eduard, and Charlotte formulate their discussion of this concept.

2. How does Ottilie occupy herself after Charlotte and Eduard's confrontation and Eduard's subsequent actions?

3. Briefly summarize the story behind Eduard and Charlotte's marriage.

4. Summarize the letters from the headmistress and the schoolmaster.

5. Summarize the event which results in Eduard finding himself attracted to Ottilie.

6. Who is Herr Mittler, and what do Charlotte and Eduard ask for his help with?

7. How does Eduard change in the wake of his realization of his passion for Ottilie?

8. What event leads to a sexually charged encounter between Charlotte and the Captain, and how does Charlotte react to it?

9. Describe Eduard's estate and his, the Captain's, and Charlotte's general plans for it.

10. Describe Eduard's character, as the narrator paints it early in the novel.

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