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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. Whom does the master of the estate propose come to live with himself and his wife?
(a) The Captain.
(b) The General.
(c) The Baroness.
(d) The Count.

2. On which procession of people does the new house guest, who arrived during Ottilie's artistic activity, exercise his craft and calling?
(a) The group of street urchins that live in the village.
(b) The company of the estate's housemaids.
(c) The members of the local militia.
(d) The brigade of young gardeners.

3. What does the schoolmaster's second letter say about Ottilie, in general?
(a) That she is a troublemaker and that the other girls fear and shun her.
(b) That she is the first girl of the school and has won all the year's academic prizes.
(c) That she is one of the stupidest girls at the school, and he recommends she be sent home.
(d) That she is intelligent, but not suited to the environment of the school.

4. Who comes to visit the estate after the foundation stone ceremony?
(a) The major and the general.
(b) The prince and the princess.
(c) The mayor and the governor.
(d) The count and the baroness.

5. What is the long-term plan of the new house guest?
(a) To travel the world and write a memoir.
(b) To take a high class position at the royal court.
(c) To marry and to take over the management of the boarding school.
(d) To find a wife and settle down to a farmer's lifestyle.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Eduard and Charlotte act in front of the others the morning after they sleep together?

2. What idea of the male guest strikes Charlotte like a "thunderbolt?"

3. What do Eduard and Charlotte disagree strongly about in the wake of the frightening event during the festivities?

4. What habit does Eduard change as a result of Ottilie's presence and influence?

5. After Charlotte confronts him, what does Eduard resolve to do?

(see the answer key)

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