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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. How does Ottilie die?
(a) She jumps to her death from a cliff.
(b) She hangs herself.
(c) She starves herself.
(d) She convinces Nanni to poison her.

2. What event endangers the protagonists of the story?
(a) A river yacht crash.
(b) A carriage robbery.
(c) An attempted murder.
(d) A blazing house fire.

3. What conflicting feelings continuously torment Ottilie?
(a) Anger and acceptance.
(b) Fear and delight.
(c) Wealth and poverty.
(d) Living and dying.

4. What signal does Eduard arrange with the Major to notify him of his plan's success?
(a) Cannon fire or fireworks.
(b) Smoke signals from a fire on the ridge.
(c) A messenger boy sent on a horse.
(d) The shrill blast of a trumpet.

5. What does Charlotte agree to, in the midst of the tragedy?
(a) Taking her own life and thereby atoning for her sins.
(b) Leaving the estate and live in a convent.
(c) Eduard's request for a divorce.
(d) Suing the person responsible for the tragedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Eduard ride to in order to await Ottilie's arrival at the beginning of Part II, Chapter 16?

2. What decision does Ottilie make that breaks her usual care and good sense?

3. What is Eduard's plan for his own future?

4. What two things does Ottilie refuse to do?

5. How does Eduard's part in the story end?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the novel end?

2. What is problematic about Luciane's interactions with other people, and what is one example of this?

3. What plans does the architect have for the church?

4. What does Ottilie decide to embark upon as a career, and why?

5. How does Eduard respond to the tragedy involving Ottilie and Otto?

6. How does Charlotte respond to the tragedy involving Ottilie and Otto?

7. What amusement does the Count suggest should occupy Luciane's energies?

8. How does Charlotte discover Eduard has rejoined the military, and how does she respond to this news?

9. In Part II, Chapter 9, where does Charlotte decide to live for a short time, and why?

10. How does Charlotte and Ottilie's relationship change after Otto's death?

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