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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapters 13-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What activity does the male guest propose to his hosts upon his first look at the lands around the estate?
(a) That the trio return to the comfort of the main house.
(b) That the trio hire a friend of his for the gardening.
(c) That the trio make a journey to the court.
(d) That the trio make a detailed survey of the land.

2. Who is married to the owner of the estate?
(a) Ottilie.
(b) Luciane.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) Mathilde.

3. 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.

4. How does the narrator describe Charlotte when Eduard comes to make love to her?
(a) As a "tempestuous and violent" harridan.
(b) As a "hotly passionate" experienced woman.
(c) As a "secretly shy" young lover.
(d) As a "virginal and innocent" girl.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who addresses the crowd at the foundation stone ceremony?

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

4. Who does the mistress of the house think has a more-than-average interest in Ottilie?

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

(see the answer key)

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