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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 does Charlotte resolve to do when she is alone after the kiss with the Captain?
(a) Atone for her sins and die alone.
(b) Strengthen her marriage with Eduard.
(c) Divorce Eduard and travel the continent.
(d) Run away and marry the Captain.

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

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

4. What activity are the married couple primarily engaged in at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Deciding whether to enlarge the home itself.
(b) Considering applications for new household staff.
(c) Improving the landscape of their estate.
(d) Preparing for a year long tour of Europe.

5. What does Eduard convince Ottilie of regarding Charlotte and/or the Captain?
(a) The Captain is preparing to duel with Eduard.
(b) Charlotte loves the Captain and wants a divorce from Eduard.
(c) Ottilie will never be loved by anyone because she is ugly.
(d) Charlotte has secretly planned for Ottilie to marry the schoolmaster.

Short Answer Questions

1. What letter does the Captain keep secret from his friends?

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

3. What language are the household servants ignorant of?

4. What do the main characters decide to do with the three lakes on Eduard's estate?

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

(see the answer key)

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