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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 is the name of the peasant girl who attaches herself to Ottilie?
(a) Helga.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Carina.
(d) Nanni.

2. Who addresses the crowd at the foundation stone ceremony?
(a) The mason.
(b) The architect.
(c) The gardener.
(d) The beggar.

3. Early in the novel, what is the general feeling among the four main occupants of the household?
(a) They increasingly want more time alone instead of together.
(b) They find themselves quarreling over minor matters.
(c) They begin to suspect one another of adultery.
(d) They enjoy feelings of mutual affection and goodwill.

4. Why is Charlotte agitated by the foreign visitor's tale?
(a) She knows that the true story behind the tale involved the Captain.
(b) She feels that the visitor told the tale to deliberately upset her.
(c) She wonders whether something like the story will happen to her.
(d) She finds the use of humor in the story to be in bad taste.

5. What idea of the male guest strikes Charlotte like a "thunderbolt?"
(a) The man suggests that Charlotte and Eduard divorce so they may marry others.
(b) The man would like to recommend the Captain to a position with a high powered friend.
(c) The man feels Ottilie is dull company, and he advises Charlotte to turn her out of the house.
(d) The man advises Charlotte to run away with the Captain since they are clearly in love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ottilie avoid a path by the side of the lake?

2. What activity does the male guest propose to his hosts upon his first look at the lands around the estate?

3. What is the general content of the postscript of the headmistress's letter to the mistress of the estate?

4. Who is the Major?

5. What service does Ottilie volunteer to do for Eduard?

(see the answer key)

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