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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Chapters 13-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the peasant girl who attaches herself to Ottilie?
(a) Carina.
(b) Helga.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Nanni.

2. How does the story told by the foreign visitor end?
(a) The protagonists die.
(b) The protagonists marry.
(c) The protagonists learn a valuable lesson.
(d) The protagonists must live apart.

3. What personal item does Eduard request Ottilie stop wearing?
(a) A pair of gloves in kid leather.
(b) A miniature portrait of her father.
(c) A handkerchief embroidered by Charlotte.
(d) A shawl knitted by her mother.

4. What was the architect's reason for not wishing his drawings to be shown to the whole company, as Luciane had entreated and Ottilie had encouraged?
(a) Even cultivated people handle delicate works of art roughly.
(b) He fears his plagiarism of the original drawings will be discovered.
(c) He is modest to the point of embarrassment about his accomplishments.
(d) Another guest expresses his desire to show his own collection of sculpture.

5. How did the master of the estate grow up?
(a) Lonely; he made no friends.
(b) Ignored; he was the youngest of many siblings.
(c) Impoverished; he lived on the streets.
(d) Spoiled; he got everything he wanted.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the narrator compare the common themes running through Ottilie's journals?

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

3. When is the only time Ottilie does not take Otto with her?

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

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

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