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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What provokes Eduard to cry out that Ottilie loves him?
(a) Ottilie completes the inventory of the estate.
(b) Ottilie stands up to Charlotte's criticisms.
(c) Ottilie finishes copying a contract.
(d) Ottilie returns his letter with one of her own.

2. What does Ottilie see as her "everything?"
(a) Her love for Eduard.
(b) Her passion for gardening.
(c) Her attention to her reading.
(d) Her friendship with Charlotte.

3. What language are the household servants ignorant of?
(a) French.
(b) English.
(c) German.
(d) Italian.

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

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

6. What prevents Eduard from going through with his plan to keep Ottilie always near him?
(a) The moss hut begins to crumble and fall apart and is not comfortable as a love-nest.
(b) The first letters between him and Ottilie fall and are picked up by others.
(c) Eduard is unable to secure passage into England for himself and Ottilie.
(d) Ottilie's efforts to distract Charlotte are so transparent that Charlotte suspects them both.

7. How does Ottilie respond to Charlotte's mention of the Captain potentially getting married?
(a) She asks Charlotte directly about her relationship with the Captain.
(b) She becomes suspicious of Charlotte.
(c) She cruelly gushes about how the Captain will make a fine husband to another woman.
(d) She makes no response at all and goes about life as usual.

8. How do Eduard and Charlotte act in front of the others the morning after they sleep together?
(a) As if they are ashamed and contrite of their actions.
(b) As if they are proud to have reaffirmed their love.
(c) As if nothing has passed between them the night before.
(d) As if they are suspicious of the thoughts of others.

9. What does Eduard's note demand of Charlotte?
(a) That Charlotte treat Ottilie as an equal, not as a lesser relative.
(b) That Charlotte send Ottilie to live with her great aunt.
(c) That Charlotte keep Ottilie at the estate and not send her away.
(d) That Charlotte move away from the estate and live as a widow.

10. What is the name of the man who often visits the estate?
(a) Mueller.
(b) Gardner.
(c) Schmidt.
(d) Mittler.

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

12. What event does the captain suggest must be celebrated in a special manner?
(a) The Captain's wedding.
(b) Ottilie's debutante ball.
(c) Eduard's homecoming.
(d) Charlotte's birthday.

13. How does the narrator describe Charlotte when Eduard comes to make love to her?
(a) As a "secretly shy" young lover.
(b) As a "hotly passionate" experienced woman.
(c) As a "tempestuous and violent" harridan.
(d) As a "virginal and innocent" girl.

14. What general plans do Eduard and the captain have for the estate?
(a) Renovating the main house to accommodate Eduard's growing brood.
(b) Cleaning up the grounds and house and prepare the estate for sale.
(c) Improving the landscaping on a large scale.
(d) Tearing down the old stables and erect new ones.

15. What becomes the focus of Eduard's efforts regarding the landscape improvements around the estate?
(a) Obeying the Captain's directions regarding the precise placement of decorative elements.
(b) Privileging Ottilie's joy and comfort in the landscape.
(c) Accommodating Charlotte's desired shapes and tones in the gardening.
(d) Conceding to the mason's professional opinion of the architecture.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What building do the captain and Eduard decide to construct on the grounds of the estate?

4. Whose idea is it to place the pavilion in its precise future spot?

5. What building do the companions find, with pleasure, that can easily hold all four of them?

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