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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. At whom does Eduard lose his temper while making the new plans for the estate?
(a) A beggar.
(b) A village girl.
(c) A parson.
(d) A captain.

2. What language are the household servants ignorant of?
(a) French.
(b) English.
(c) German.
(d) Italian.

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

4. What prevents Eduard from going through with his plan to keep Ottilie always near him?
(a) The moss hut begins to crumble and fall apart and is not comfortable as a love-nest.
(b) Eduard is unable to secure passage into England for himself and Ottilie.
(c) The first letters between him and Ottilie fall and are picked up by others.
(d) Ottilie's efforts to distract Charlotte are so transparent that Charlotte suspects them both.

5. What habit does Eduard change as a result of Ottilie's presence and influence?
(a) His recitation of the day's events.
(b) His attendance at church.
(c) His habit of pipe smoking.
(d) His way of reading.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character comes more into the forefront of Charlotte and Ottilie's life after Eduard's departure?

2. Who addresses the crowd at the foundation stone ceremony?

3. What act of submissiveness does Charlotte warn Ottilie against?

4. What frightening event mars the celebration Eduard had so carefully planned?

5. What seemingly miraculous event occurs at the completion of the foundation stone ceremony?

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