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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 trait is the man who often visits the estate known for?
(a) For bragging about his wealth.
(b) For high-class begging.
(c) For his many extra-marital affairs.
(d) For settling all manner of disputes.

2. Who addresses the crowd at the foundation stone ceremony?
(a) The architect.
(b) The beggar.
(c) The gardener.
(d) The mason.

3. What seemingly miraculous event occurs at the completion of the foundation stone ceremony?
(a) The pitchers which were supposed to contain water contained wine.
(b) A crystal goblet disappears instead of shattering on the ground.
(c) Charlotte falls from a cliff but is inexplicably uninjured.
(d) A man has a heart attack but survives and dances a merry jig.

4. What does Ottilie set in the foundation stone with the other peoples' offerings?
(a) A ring her mother gave her.
(b) A miniature portrait of her father.
(c) A lock of her own hair.
(d) A letter from the schoolmaster.

5. What is the general content of the postscript of the headmistress's letter to the mistress of the estate?
(a) Criticism of Luciane.
(b) Praise for Maria.
(c) Criticism of Ottilie.
(d) Praise for Charlotte.

Short Answer Questions

1. What incites Eduard to make a passionate visit to Charlotte?

2. What language are the household servants ignorant of?

3. What activity does the male guest propose to his hosts upon his first look at the lands around the estate?

4. What general plans do Eduard and the captain have for the estate?

5. What subject do Eduard and his male guest discuss in the night?

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