Elective Affinities; Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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Elective Affinities; Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe Charlotte when Eduard comes to make love to her?

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

3. What is the name of the man who often visits the estate?

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

5. How does Eduard resolve to fulfill his growing need to be always around Ottilie?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize the letters from the headmistress and the schoolmaster.

2. Summarize the events which occur on Ottilie's birthday.

3. What sudden action does Eduard take after the Captain leaves the household?

4. How does Ottilie occupy herself after Charlotte and Eduard's confrontation and Eduard's subsequent actions?

5. What does the Baroness discover about Eduard, and how does she react to it?

6. Summarize the event which results in Eduard finding himself attracted to Ottilie.

7. Describe Eduard's estate and his, the Captain's, and Charlotte's general plans for it.

8. What counteroffer does Charlotte make to Eduard's proposal of the Captain's visit?

9. Briefly summarize the story behind Eduard and Charlotte's marriage.

10. How do the four protagonists' relationships change after Eduard evinces a passion for Ottilie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Luciane's character. What is her relation to Charlotte and Ottilie? How does Luciane's character compare specifically to Ottilie's character? What words or phrases best describe Luciane? What is notable about her interactions with others, and how do other characters feel about her and her presence at the estate? Does the narrator, through his use of tone or word choice, present Luciane in any particular manner? How does her characterization address the theme of self-contradiction in the novel? How does her character address the theme of public life versus private life in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the role of the sciences which are mentioned or utilized in the novel: mathematics, chemistry, geography, history, natural science, architecture, and derivations of alchemy. What are the main and minor characters' views on the sciences? How are these sciences used in the novel? In the context of the early 19th century, what were the roles of various branches of science, and how were the sciences viewed in European culture? Where do you see connections between the actual cultural and historical context of this novel, and the references to the sciences within it?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Ottilie's character as it evolves over the entire course of the novel. What is Ottilie like in the beginning of the book, in the middle, and by the end? How does she express her thoughts and feelings? What sort of language does she use, and how does the narrator describe her directly and indirectly? What notable actions does Ottilie take through the course of the novel, and what motivates these actions? How are your perceptions of her shaped by Ottilie herself, by other characters, and by the narrator?

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