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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose idea is it to place the pavilion in its precise future spot?
(a) Eduard's.
(b) The Captain's.
(c) Charlotte's.
(d) Ottilie's.

2. What does Ottilie set in the foundation stone with the other peoples' offerings?
(a) A miniature portrait of her father.
(b) A letter from the schoolmaster.
(c) A ring her mother gave her.
(d) A lock of her own hair.

3. What is one subject of the guests and hosts' conversation during the group's first dinner together?
(a) Eduard and Charlotte's early love at court.
(b) Ottilie's schooling and her future as a governess.
(c) The new taxation structure favored by the monarchy.
(d) The value of the farmstead and its surrounding fields.

4. 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 feels Ottilie is dull company, and he advises Charlotte to turn her out of the house.
(c) The man would like to recommend the Captain to a position with a high powered friend.
(d) The man suggests that Charlotte and Eduard divorce so they may marry others.

5. What activity are the married couple primarily engaged in at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Considering applications for new household staff.
(b) Deciding whether to enlarge the home itself.
(c) Improving the landscape of their estate.
(d) Preparing for a year long tour of Europe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one notable pet peeve of the master of the estate?

2. What seemingly miraculous event occurs at the completion of the foundation stone ceremony?

3. How do Eduard and Ottilie unexpectedly prove their compatibility with one another?

4. What is the name of the first character introduced in the novel?

5. How did the master of the estate grow up?

(see the answer key)

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