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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. What personal item does Eduard request Ottilie stop wearing?
(a) A miniature portrait of her father.
(b) A pair of gloves in kid leather.
(c) A shawl knitted by her mother.
(d) A handkerchief embroidered by Charlotte.

2. What is the general content of the postscript of the headmistress's letter to the mistress of the estate?
(a) Praise for Charlotte.
(b) Praise for Maria.
(c) Criticism of Ottilie.
(d) Criticism of Luciane.

3. What trait is the man who often visits the estate known for?
(a) For high-class begging.
(b) For settling all manner of disputes.
(c) For bragging about his wealth.
(d) For his many extra-marital affairs.

4. What is the name of Charlotte's daughter?
(a) Luciane.
(b) Gertrude.
(c) Nanni.
(d) Ottilie.

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 return to the comfort of the main house.
(b) That the trio make a detailed survey of the land.
(c) That the trio hire a friend of his for the gardening.
(d) That the trio make a journey to the court.

Short Answer Questions

1. What building has been completed for the celebration planned by Eduard and the Captain?

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

3. What prevents Eduard from going through with his plan to keep Ottilie always near him?

4. What language are the household servants ignorant of?

5. At whom does Eduard lose his temper while making the new plans for the estate?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where on the estate do the four protagonists increase their work, and for what coming occasion?

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

3. What does the Baroness discover about Eduard, and how does she react to it?

4. How do the four protagonists' relationships change after Eduard evinces a passion for Ottilie?

5. How does Ottilie and Charlotte's relationship change in Part I, Chapter 17?

6. How does Ottilie act around the others when she arrives at the estate?

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

8. Why does Charlotte object to Eduard's proposal of bringing the Captain to live at their estate?

9. What is the general substance of the mason's address during the ceremony of the foundation stone of the pavilion?

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

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