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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. 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.

2. What language do Charlotte and Ottilie speak when they are alone?
(a) Italian.
(b) English.
(c) German.
(d) French.

3. What is the second main project the male guest of the estate proposes to his hosts?
(a) To make an inventory of the estate.
(b) To rebuild the ruined church in the village.
(c) To set sail around the European continent.
(d) To make a map of the entire estate.

4. After hearing of Charlotte's physical condition, how does Eduard feel?
(a) Ready and happy for the future.
(b) Encouraged and refreshed.
(c) That he wants cease to exist.
(d) Ashamed that he deserted his wife.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What becomes the focus of Eduard's efforts regarding the landscape improvements around the estate?

2. What trait is the man who often visits the estate known for?

3. What do Eduard and Charlotte disagree strongly about in the wake of the frightening event during the festivities?

4. What nickname do both the master of the estate and his male guest share?

5. What building has been completed for the celebration planned by Eduard and the Captain?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Eduard change in the wake of his realization of his passion for Ottilie?

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

3. What counteroffer does Charlotte make to Eduard's proposal of the Captain's visit?

4. What confusion does Eduard experience, after conducting the Count to a midnight visit with the Baroness?

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

6. For what reason does the foursome decide to build a pavilion?

7. How does Ottilie act around the others when she arrives at the estate?

8. How does Eduard explain to Mittler how he feels and acts?

9. Describe the Count and the Baroness and the circumstances surrounding them.

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

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