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

2. What event does the captain suggest must be celebrated in a special manner?
(a) Ottilie's debutante ball.
(b) Eduard's homecoming.
(c) The Captain's wedding.
(d) Charlotte's birthday.

3. Where have the two young women mentioned in Part I, Chapter 1, been living for some years?
(a) At a boarding school.
(b) At the estate.
(c) At the home of a distant relative.
(d) At the royal court.

4. Whom does the master of the estate propose come to live with himself and his wife?
(a) The General.
(b) The Count.
(c) The Captain.
(d) The Baroness.

5. How does the narrator describe Charlotte when Eduard comes to make love to her?
(a) As a "tempestuous and violent" harridan.
(b) As a "secretly shy" young lover.
(c) As a "hotly passionate" experienced woman.
(d) As a "virginal and innocent" girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who addresses the crowd at the foundation stone ceremony?

2. What activity are the married couple primarily engaged in at the beginning of the novel?

3. What subject do Eduard and his male guest discuss in the night?

4. What activity does the male guest propose to his hosts upon his first look at the lands around the estate?

5. How do Eduard, Charlotte, and the captain speak of the concept of elective affinities?

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