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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Eduard plan to celebrate the finishing of the landscape improvements, as well as to show his affection for Ottilie?
(a) By giving gifts to the guests.
(b) With a fireworks show.
(c) By absconding with Ottilie.
(d) With a magnificent feast.

2. What building does the architect persuade Charlotte to restore?
(a) The stables.
(b) The boathouse.
(c) The church.
(d) The pavilion.

3. After Charlotte confronts him, what does Eduard resolve to do?
(a) To seduce Ottilie.
(b) To kill himself.
(c) To obtain a divorce.
(d) To leave home.

4. What act of submissiveness does Charlotte warn Ottilie against?
(a) Deferring to one's host in conversation.
(b) Lowering one's eyes before royalty.
(c) Walking slowly to accommodate the pace of the elderly.
(d) Stooping to pick up something dropped by a man.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps decorate the building which has been designated for restoration?

2. What is the name of the peasant girl who attaches herself to Ottilie?

3. Whose idea is it to place the pavilion in its precise future spot?

4. What does Eduard propose to sell to pay for the main project undertaken by the household?

5. Where does Eduard live while away from his estate?

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