1. What service does Ottilie volunteer to do for Eduard?
(a) Finish the lengthy inventory of the household.
(b) Make the final copy of the farmstead sale contract.
(c) Repair his many torn articles of clothing.
(d) Finalize the design of the chapel.

2. What was the architect's reason for not wishing his drawings to be shown to the whole company, as Luciane had entreated and Ottilie had encouraged?
(a) He fears his plagiarism of the original drawings will be discovered.
(b) Even cultivated people handle delicate works of art roughly.
(c) He is modest to the point of embarrassment about his accomplishments.
(d) Another guest expresses his desire to show his own collection of sculpture.

3. Which representation of an artistic work results in the most applause for Luciane?
(a) Gerald Terborch's "Instruction Paternelle."
(b) Handel's "Messiah."
(c) Jan Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring."
(d) Mozart's "The Magic Flute."

4. What experiment does the foreign visitor's companion try on Charlotte and Ottilie?
(a) The scales hypothesis.
(b) The leverage trial.
(c) The gravity investigation.
(d) The pendulum experiment.

5. What does the narrator consider to be the conflicting sides of Luciane's character?
(a) Although Luciane can easily win people over, she can just as easily offend and alienate them.
(b) Although Luciane treats Ottilie with respect and deference, she secretly resents her.
(c) While Luciane is homely and plain, her generosity and charity make her seem angelic to others.
(d) While Luciane is beautiful on the outside, her personality shows that she is evil.