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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapters 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What building do the companions find, with pleasure, that can easily hold all four of them?
(a) The chapel.
(b) The main house.
(c) The moss hut.
(d) The pavilion.

2. What building do the captain and Eduard decide to construct on the grounds of the estate?
(a) A stable.
(b) A chapel.
(c) A boathouse.
(d) A pavilion.

3. What is the name of the man who often visits the estate?
(a) Mittler.
(b) Gardner.
(c) Schmidt.
(d) Mueller.

4. What is the name of the first character introduced in the novel?
(a) Ottilie.
(b) Eduard.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) Gardener.

5. What general plans do Eduard and the captain have for the estate?
(a) Tearing down the old stables and erect new ones.
(b) Cleaning up the grounds and house and prepare the estate for sale.
(c) Renovating the main house to accommodate Eduard's growing brood.
(d) Improving the landscaping on a large scale.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What language are the household servants ignorant of?

3. What activity are the married couple primarily engaged in at the beginning of the novel?

4. What is one subject of the guests and hosts' conversation during the group's first dinner together?

5. What does the female guest find disagreeable in Eduard?

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