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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 do the main characters decide to do with the three lakes on Eduard's estate?
(a) Drain one of the lakes to irrigate the fields.
(b) Bring down the dams to make one large lake.
(c) Reinforce all three dams to prevent flooding.
(d) Sell the land rights around the largest lake.

2. What scientific subject becomes a main object of conversation between the hosts and their male guest?
(a) Certain affinities between natural objects.
(b) Astronomy and the movement of the solar system.
(c) The evolution of plant and animal species.
(d) Geology and its role in determining the location of mineral deposits.

3. What does the female guest find disagreeable in Eduard?
(a) His apparent passion for Ottilie.
(b) His inability to carry on rational conversation.
(c) His lack of detail in the landscape planning.
(d) His treatment of Charlotte in front of guests.

4. What is the name of the man who often visits the estate?
(a) Schmidt.
(b) Mueller.
(c) Gardner.
(d) Mittler.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose idea is it to place the pavilion in its precise future spot?

3. What is one notable pet peeve of the master of the estate?

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

5. What does the male guest criticize about the estate?

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