Elective Affinities; Test | Final Test - Hard

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Elective Affinities; Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 197 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Whose appearance do the painted decorations of the restored building seem to have?

2. What is the long-term plan of the new house guest?

3. Who "shudders in horror" at the tragedy and why?

4. What are the conditions on which Charlotte offers herself to the Major?

5. Upon what date does the completion of the restoration of the building occur?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of the "pendulum experiment" that one of the foreign visitors proposes, why does he propose it, and what are its results?

2. What is the schoolmaster's general philosophy on teaching?

3. How does Ottilie respond to the tragedy involving herself and Otto?

4. What are Charlotte's views of memorials?

5. How does the novel end?

6. How does Eduard respond to the tragedy involving Ottilie and Otto?

7. How do Eduard, Charlotte, and Ottilie act once they are all living in the same house together again?

8. In Part II, Chapter 9, where does Charlotte decide to live for a short time, and why?

9. What is the substance of Eduard's proposition to the Major, and the Major's response to it?

10. Where does Eduard go to meet Ottilie, and what are the circumstances of their meeting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the separation between social classes in the novel. What social class do Charlotte and Eduard belong to, and how is this apparent through their lifestyle and behavior? How does Eduard interact with those of different socioeconomic classes? How does the narrator treat servants, peasants, workmen, and others of lower social classes? Analyze in detail several instances in the novel in which the differences between upper and lower class people are apparent, whether in their respective actions or roles, or references made by specific characters or the narrator. Do the ways in which lower class people are treated or referred to in the novel open up possibilities for specifically sociopolitical interpretations of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of sin and repentance in the novel. What kinds of "sins" are displayed throughout the novel, and what acts (if any) of "repentance" are connected to those sins? In which ways do the various characters attempt to repent, and what are they repenting for? Do any characters exemplify the theme of repentance more or less than others? If so, what is the significance of this difference in the various characters' perspectives of repentance? What are the religious and/or moral significance or connotations of repentance?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Ottilie's journal entries, which appear in Part II, Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 9. How do they offer insight into Ottilie's character? What is the significance of the style she writes in? What type of language does she use? What subject matter does she consider? Why might the narrator decide to place them where he does (at the ends of several chapters in Part II)? What is the significance of the context of each letter? Do these letters function to give Ottilie a new role in the novel? Discuss these letters' significance to the themes of fate and of personal agency in the novel, as these themes relate to Ottilie herself. Concentrate on Ottilie's specific word choice, subject matter, context, metaphorical or figurative language, and tone.

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