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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Chapters 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What building has been completed for the celebration planned by Eduard and the Captain?
(a) The chapel.
(b) The moss hut.
(c) The pavilion.
(d) The stables.

2. What very capable person, who takes over the work of the landscape improvements, is the Captain very pleased with?
(a) The beggar.
(b) The gardener.
(c) The architect.
(d) The parson.

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

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

5. During a stroll around his property with the captain and Charlotte, what activity does Eduard suddenly change his mind about engaging in, and why?
(a) He decides not to plant a new stand of trees because they would detract from the views.
(b) He decides not to ride into town because he cannot settle a debt with his architect.
(c) He decides not to go rowing on the lake because he thinks of Ottilie.
(d) He decides not to purchase a new team of horses because his carriage broke down.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eduard focus on in his solitude?

2. What proposition does Eduard make to the Major?

3. What is the name of the first character introduced in the novel?

4. What event do the men resolve should mark the celebratory finishing date of their various improvements to the landscape of the estate?

5. What about the contract Ottilie copied does Eduard find singular and astonishing?

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