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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helps decorate the building which has been designated for restoration?
(a) Ottilie.
(b) Luciane.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) Nanni.

2. How do Eduard, Charlotte, and the captain speak of the concept of elective affinities?
(a) In terms of apples, oranges, bananas, and pears.
(b) In terms of 1, 2, 3, and 4.
(c) In terms of men, women, children, and animals.
(d) In terms of A, B, C, and D.

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

4. How did the master of the estate grow up?
(a) Impoverished; he lived on the streets.
(b) Ignored; he was the youngest of many siblings.
(c) Spoiled; he got everything he wanted.
(d) Lonely; he made no friends.

5. What act of submissiveness does Charlotte warn Ottilie against?
(a) Deferring to one's host in conversation.
(b) Stooping to pick up something dropped by a man.
(c) Walking slowly to accommodate the pace of the elderly.
(d) Lowering one's eyes before royalty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What objects on Eduard's property are exactly the same age as Ottilie?

2. How is the female guest of the estate related to the mistress of the estate?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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