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

2. Which representation of an artistic work results in the most applause for Luciane?
(a) Gerald Terborch's "Instruction Paternelle."
(b) Jan Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring."
(c) Handel's "Messiah."
(d) Mozart's "The Magic Flute."

3. What is the object of the insult Eduard receives indirectly from the Captain?
(a) Eduard's design sense.
(b) Eduard's intelligence and education.
(c) Eduard's flute playing abilities.
(d) Eduard's family tree.

4. What faux pas does the foreign visitor's companion notice?
(a) His friend has crossed an invisible cultural boundary.
(b) His friend has inadvertently saddened and tormented Ottilie.
(c) His friend mistranslated a normal word into a profanity.
(d) His friend has distinctly offended his host's family history.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ottilie respond to Luciane's arrival?

2. How does Charlotte respond to the Major's hopeful question about their future together?

3. What event leads Eduard to begin to be physically attracted to Ottilie?

4. To whom does the captain find himself irresistibly attracted?

5. What scientific subject becomes a main object of conversation between the hosts and their male guest?

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