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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Chapters 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ottilie avoid a path by the side of the lake?
(a) She has been warned by the townsfolk that the path is cursed.
(b) The place fills her with dread and she gets a headache.
(c) The path reminds her of her lost lover.
(d) She once fell from that path and hurt herself.

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

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

4. How does Ottilie respond to Charlotte's mention of the Captain potentially getting married?
(a) She asks Charlotte directly about her relationship with the Captain.
(b) She cruelly gushes about how the Captain will make a fine husband to another woman.
(c) She makes no response at all and goes about life as usual.
(d) She becomes suspicious of Charlotte.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the story the foreign visitor tells Charlotte and Ottilie?

2. What significant physical condition is revealed about Charlotte in Part I, Chapter 18?

3. What is one subject of the guests and hosts' conversation during the group's first dinner together?

4. What does Ottilie set in the foundation stone with the other peoples' offerings?

5. What does Charlotte resolve to do when she is alone after the kiss with the Captain?

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