3. Johannes believes that thinking about the future inevitably reduces what?
(a) Happiness.
(b) One's faith.
(c) Erotic sentiment.
(d) Love.

4. What has Johannes placed in Cordelia's knitting?
(a) New yarn.
(b) A flower.
(c) A poem.
(d) A note expressing his love for her.

5. Cordelia begins to drop hints that she grows tired of engagement and wishes what?
(a) To elope.
(b) To be free.
(c) To be married.
(d) To marry another.

6. Is Cordelia interested in this rumor?
(a) Yes, but she will not ask.
(b) Yes, so she speaks to Johannes about it.
(c) No.
(d) Yes, so she asks Edward about it.

7. Johannes is worried that in his absence, Cordelia will do what?
(a) Think too much about the future and perhaps imagine it without him.
(b) Become depressed.
(c) Love him more.
(d) Harm herself.

8. How does Cordelia respond when Johannes draws close to her and proposes?
(a) She is angry.
(b) She is surprised.
(c) She is anxious.
(d) She is embarassed.

9. What does Johannes enclose in a letter to Cordelia?
(a) A kiss.
(b) A lock of his hair.
(c) A bottle of perfume.
(d) A portrait.

10. In legitimate possession of Cordelia, Johannes aims to do what?
(a) Make the relationship last.
(b) Waste the relationship.
(c) Destroy Cordelia.
(d) Destroy Edward.

11. Johannes only gives her part of the attention she desires in order to do what?
(a) Give him time to work on the next step of his plan.
(b) Test her.
(c) Drive her crazy.
(d) Decide how he feels about her.

12. Johannes finds the ethical nature of what boring?
(a) Love.
(b) Engagement.
(c) Courtship.
(d) Marriage.

13. Johannes sees female existence as an ideal gracefulness, reminiscent of what?
(a) God.
(b) An angel.
(c) The butterfly.
(d) The flower.

14. As a/an ____________ woman Cordelia fears Johannes.
(a) Intelligent.
(b) Wealthy.
(c) Educated.
(d) Talented.

15. They start to exchange what?
(a) Poems.
(b) Letters.
(c) Glances.
(d) E-mails.