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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. Once the Captain leaves, what does Charlotte suggest to Eduard regarding Ottilie?
(a) That Ottilie return to the boarding school or to her great-aunt's home.
(b) That Ottilie become the governess to a wealthy family.
(c) That Eduard and Ottilie leave together to indulge their mutual passion.
(d) That Charlotte and Ottilie embark on a trip to Italy to view famous sculptures.

2. Whom does Eduard send to speak with Ottilie in private?
(a) The Captain.
(b) His confessor.
(c) The architect.
(d) His valet.

3. What conflicting feelings continuously torment Ottilie?
(a) Fear and delight.
(b) Anger and acceptance.
(c) Living and dying.
(d) Wealth and poverty.

4. In what activities do Charlotte and Ottilie engage the village girls?
(a) In sewing, knitting, and beautifying the village.
(b) In organizing political protests of their own working conditions.
(c) In learning to read, write, and do basic mathematics.
(d) In rebuilding the poorhouse for the town's beggars.

5. What signal does Eduard arrange with the Major to notify him of his plan's success?
(a) The shrill blast of a trumpet.
(b) Smoke signals from a fire on the ridge.
(c) Cannon fire or fireworks.
(d) A messenger boy sent on a horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What letter does the Captain keep secret from his friends?

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

3. How does the narrator describe Charlotte when Eduard comes to make love to her?

4. What event endangers the protagonists of the story?

5. What experiment does the foreign visitor's companion try on Charlotte and Ottilie?

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