1. What is the principle task of the household Ottilie has undertaken?
(a) Organizing the serving staff.
(b) Keeping the household monies.
(c) Answering all letters coming to the house.
(d) Caring for Otto.

2. Upon what date does the completion of the restoration of the building occur?
(a) The eve of the Captain's birthday.
(b) The anniversary of Ottilie's arrival at the estate.
(c) The eve of Eduard's birthday.
(d) The anniversary of Eduard and Charlotte's wedding.

3. What is the architect reluctant to show publicly?
(a) His architectural plans for the restoration of a building.
(b) His poems about Ottilie and Charlotte.
(c) His diary entries which reflect his mental state.
(d) His collection of drawings and sketches.

4. What is the premise of the story told by the foreign visitor?
(a) Two young people who are incompatible as youths find themselves attracted to one another as they become adults.
(b) An elderly couple that gets pleasure by meddling in others' lives finds that it is prudent to mind one's own business.
(c) A young peasant feels he is destined to marry a fine lady, and he accomplishes seemingly impossible tasks in order to win her heart.
(d) A young couple spends many happy days together, but on the eve of their wedding tragedy strikes both of them.

5. What about the contract Ottilie copied does Eduard find singular and astonishing?
(a) The last portion of the contract seems to be copied in his own hand.
(b) The contract reads as a novel, rather than a legal document.
(c) The entire document is completely illegible.
(d) The contract appears to be entirely in Charlotte's handwriting.