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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At whom does Eduard lose his temper while making the new plans for the estate?
(a) A beggar.
(b) A village girl.
(c) A captain.
(d) A parson.

2. Whom does the master of the estate propose come to live with himself and his wife?
(a) The General.
(b) The Count.
(c) The Baroness.
(d) The Captain.

3. What do the main characters decide to do with the three lakes on Eduard's estate?
(a) Bring down the dams to make one large lake.
(b) Reinforce all three dams to prevent flooding.
(c) Drain one of the lakes to irrigate the fields.
(d) Sell the land rights around the largest lake.

4. How do Eduard, Charlotte, and the captain speak of the concept of elective affinities?
(a) In terms of men, women, children, and animals.
(b) In terms of 1, 2, 3, and 4.
(c) In terms of apples, oranges, bananas, and pears.
(d) In terms of A, B, C, and D.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe Charlotte when Eduard comes to make love to her?

2. What final decision does Eduard make at the end of Part I?

3. What objects on Eduard's property are exactly the same age as Ottilie?

4. How does Eduard resolve to fulfill his growing need to be always around Ottilie?

5. What significant physical condition is revealed about Charlotte in Part I, Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Eduard's estate and his, the Captain's, and Charlotte's general plans for it.

2. What sudden action does Eduard take after the Captain leaves the household?

3. Summarize the event which results in Eduard finding himself attracted to Ottilie.

4. Summarize the events which occur on Ottilie's birthday.

5. Describe Eduard's character, as the narrator paints it early in the novel.

6. Summarize the concept of "elective affinities," and describe how the Captain, Eduard, and Charlotte formulate their discussion of this concept.

7. Why does Charlotte object to Eduard's proposal of bringing the Captain to live at their estate?

8. What changes in the Captain's future situation come to light in Part I, Chapter 14?

9. Describe Eduard's and the Captain's interactions with members of the lower social classes.

10. What does the Baroness discover about Eduard, and how does she react to it?

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