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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. What do the main characters decide to do with the three lakes on Eduard's estate?
(a) Reinforce all three dams to prevent flooding.
(b) Drain one of the lakes to irrigate the fields.
(c) Bring down the dams to make one large lake.
(d) Sell the land rights around the largest lake.

2. What is the architect reluctant to show publicly?
(a) His collection of drawings and sketches.
(b) His diary entries which reflect his mental state.
(c) His architectural plans for the restoration of a building.
(d) His poems about Ottilie and Charlotte.

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

4. In what activities do Charlotte and Ottilie engage the village girls?
(a) In rebuilding the poorhouse for the town's beggars.
(b) In organizing political protests of their own working conditions.
(c) In learning to read, write, and do basic mathematics.
(d) In sewing, knitting, and beautifying the village.

5. What event leads Eduard to begin to be physically attracted to Ottilie?
(a) They begin a secret correspondence in which they admit their desires.
(b) Ottilie "accidentally" falls into Eduard's arms in the drawing room.
(c) They take the wrong path and get lost while walking.
(d) Eduard finds that she has written of him in her diary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Charlotte's daughter?

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

3. What event does the captain suggest must be celebrated in a special manner?

4. What do the Captain and Charlotte resolve to do regarding the landscape improvements?

5. What general plans do Eduard and the captain have for the estate?

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