1. What does the female guest find disagreeable in Eduard?
(a) His apparent passion for Ottilie.
(b) His inability to carry on rational conversation.
(c) His lack of detail in the landscape planning.
(d) His treatment of Charlotte in front of guests.

2. What is the premise of the story told by the foreign visitor?
(a) A young couple spends many happy days together, but on the eve of their wedding tragedy strikes both of them.
(b) A young peasant feels he is destined to marry a fine lady, and he accomplishes seemingly impossible tasks in order to win her heart.
(c) An elderly couple that gets pleasure by meddling in others' lives finds that it is prudent to mind one's own business.
(d) Two young people who are incompatible as youths find themselves attracted to one another as they become adults.

3. What event endangers the protagonists of the story?
(a) A carriage robbery.
(b) A river yacht crash.
(c) A blazing house fire.
(d) An attempted murder.

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

5. After hearing of Charlotte's physical condition, how does Eduard feel?
(a) Encouraged and refreshed.
(b) That he wants cease to exist.
(c) Ashamed that he deserted his wife.
(d) Ready and happy for the future.