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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. Who helps decorate the building which has been designated for restoration?
(a) Nanni.
(b) Luciane.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) Ottilie.

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

3. Who comes to visit the estate after the foundation stone ceremony?
(a) The mayor and the governor.
(b) The count and the baroness.
(c) The major and the general.
(d) The prince and the princess.

4. What does Eduard focus on in his solitude?
(a) His passion for Ottilie.
(b) His desire for death.
(c) His business prospects.
(d) His quarrels with Mittler.

5. What letter does the Captain keep secret from his friends?
(a) One from the Count containing a most promising job offer.
(b) One from Ottilie to Eduard that is salacious in its content.
(c) One from an officer which reactivates the Captain's military service.
(d) One from the mason to the architect concerning the fleecing of Eduard's estate.

Short Answer Questions

1. At whom does Eduard lose his temper while making the new plans for the estate?

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

3. What specific form of memorializing does Charlotte admit having an aversion to?

4. What significant physical condition is revealed about Charlotte in Part I, Chapter 18?

5. Early in the novel, what is the general feeling among the four main occupants of the household?

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