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

2. What building do the companions find, with pleasure, that can easily hold all four of them?
(a) The chapel.
(b) The pavilion.
(c) The main house.
(d) The moss hut.

3. What building do the captain and Eduard decide to construct on the grounds of the estate?
(a) A stable.
(b) A chapel.
(c) A boathouse.
(d) A pavilion.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is married to the owner of the estate?

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

3. At whom does Eduard lose his temper while making the new plans for the estate?

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

5. How did the master of the estate grow up?

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