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

2. 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) A man has a heart attack but survives and dances a merry jig.
(d) Charlotte falls from a cliff but is inexplicably uninjured.

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

4. During a stroll around his property with the captain and Charlotte, what activity does Eduard suddenly change his mind about engaging in, and why?
(a) He decides not to purchase a new team of horses because his carriage broke down.
(b) He decides not to ride into town because he cannot settle a debt with his architect.
(c) He decides not to go rowing on the lake because he thinks of Ottilie.
(d) He decides not to plant a new stand of trees because they would detract from the views.

5. What does Eduard propose to sell to pay for the main project undertaken by the household?
(a) The farmstead in the woods.
(b) The southern portion of land.
(c) The chapel in the village.
(d) The main house itself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname do both the master of the estate and his male guest share?

2. What does the schoolmaster's second letter say about Ottilie, in general?

3. What does Ottilie set in the foundation stone with the other peoples' offerings?

4. What activity are the married couple primarily engaged in at the beginning of the novel?

5. What is the general content of the postscript of the headmistress's letter to the mistress of the estate?

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