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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the nature of the solicitor's visit to Charlotte?
(a) The solicitor's client has decided to sue Charlotte for a large sum related to damaged property.
(b) The solicitor comes to advise Charlotte with regards to her pending divorce from Eduard.
(c) The solicitor's errand is to serve Charlotte with a court summons from a merchant in the village.
(d) The solicitor and his client disagree with Charlotte's decision to move the graves in the churchyard.

2. What does Luciane enjoy doing with her many articles of clothing?
(a) Saving up the best outfits for special occasions.
(b) Giving everything away and wearing only modest, inexpensive fabrics.
(c) Dressing up as fanciful characters.
(d) Putting them in storage and never wearing them.

3. What do the Major and Eduard first do when they are reunited?
(a) Recall old memories.
(b) Plan their next military campaign.
(c) Agree to sabotage Charlotte's plan.
(d) Go to the inn and get drunk.

4. How does the story told by the foreign visitor end?
(a) The protagonists marry.
(b) The protagonists learn a valuable lesson.
(c) The protagonists must live apart.
(d) The protagonists die.

5. Whom does Eduard meet unexpectedly as he walks?
(a) Mathilde.
(b) Nanni.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) Ottilie.

6. What portion of the building being restored will receive special attention through painted decorations?
(a) The sunroom.
(b) The cellar.
(c) The drawing room.
(d) The chapel.

7. What is the general substance of Ottilie's first journal entry?
(a) The significance of Charlotte's silences.
(b) The nature of portraiture and other memorials.
(c) The contradictions inherent in social intercourse.
(d) Her own role in the running of the household.

8. What is Eduard's state of mind after Ottilie refuses to be his?
(a) He is in the grips of a frantic passion and is not thinking straight.
(b) He is contemplative and begins scheming his next move to win her.
(c) He suddenly sees his wrongs and his future clearly and calmly.
(d) He realizes he can have both Charlotte and Ottilie, so he is happy.

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

10. What is the title of the story the foreign visitor tells Charlotte and Ottilie?
(a) "The Wayward Young Neighbors."
(b) "The Passionate Shepherd and Lady."
(c) "The Sensible Old Couple."
(d) "The Unfortunate Young Lovers."

11. How does Ottilie respond to Luciane's arrival?
(a) By going calmly and cheerfully to work.
(b) By plotting revenge against Luciane for past slights.
(c) By sulking in jealousy.
(d) By becoming more talkative and energetic.

12. What gift do Charlotte and Ottilie give the architect?
(a) A waistcoat.
(b) A pair of drafter's compasses.
(c) An engraved goblet.
(d) A pair of gloves.

13. Which character comes more into the forefront of Charlotte and Ottilie's life after Eduard's departure?
(a) The parson.
(b) The gardener.
(c) The mason.
(d) The architect.

14. What event endangers the protagonists of the story?
(a) A blazing house fire.
(b) A river yacht crash.
(c) A carriage robbery.
(d) An attempted murder.

15. Who had encouraged the house guest to come to the estate?
(a) The Captain.
(b) The Baroness.
(c) The General.
(d) The architect.

Short Answer Questions

1. What specific question of Eduard's is Ottilie able to answer with a nod in the affirmative?

2. What building does Charlotte decide she and Ottilie will live in for a period of time?

3. How does Ottilie die?

4. Whom do Otto's facial features resemble?

5. Who helps decorate the building which has been designated for restoration?

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