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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 event leads Eduard to begin to be physically attracted to Ottilie?
(a) Eduard finds that she has written of him in her diary.
(b) They begin a secret correspondence in which they admit their desires.
(c) Ottilie "accidentally" falls into Eduard's arms in the drawing room.
(d) They take the wrong path and get lost while walking.

2. How do Eduard, Charlotte, and the captain speak of the concept of elective affinities?
(a) In terms of men, women, children, and animals.
(b) In terms of 1, 2, 3, and 4.
(c) In terms of apples, oranges, bananas, and pears.
(d) In terms of A, B, C, and D.

3. What nickname do both the master of the estate and his male guest share?
(a) Otto.
(b) Rolf.
(c) Augie.
(d) Jules.

4. To whom does the captain find himself irresistibly attracted?
(a) Marianne.
(b) Nanni.
(c) Ottilie.
(d) Charlotte.

5. What service does Ottilie volunteer to do for Eduard?
(a) Repair his many torn articles of clothing.
(b) Make the final copy of the farmstead sale contract.
(c) Finish the lengthy inventory of the household.
(d) Finalize the design of the chapel.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Charlotte resolve to do when she is alone after the kiss with the Captain?

4. What personal item does Eduard request Ottilie stop wearing?

5. What building do the captain and Eduard decide to construct on the grounds of the estate?

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