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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. Which person is to be another guest at the estate?
(a) Marianne.
(b) Luciane.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) Ottilie.

2. How is the female guest of the estate related to the mistress of the estate?
(a) She is her step-daughter.
(b) She is her young cousin.
(c) She is her daughter.
(d) She is her niece.

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

4. What gift does Ottilie find from Eduard when she returns to her room after the celebration?
(a) A set of rare books by her favorite author.
(b) A coach ticket for Italy and a traveling cloak.
(c) A new mare, already trained for gentle riding.
(d) A chest filled with fine fabrics and jewelery.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the general content of the postscript of the headmistress's letter to the mistress of the estate?

2. Early in the novel, what is the general feeling among the four main occupants of the household?

3. Who broaches the subject to Eduard of reconciling with Charlotte?

4. How does Charlotte respond to Eduard's passion for Ottilie?

5. What about the contract Ottilie copied does Eduard find singular and astonishing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the substance of Charlotte and Eduard's argument at the beginning of Part I, Chapter 16, and how is it resolved?

2. What does Mittler do regarding Charlotte and Eduard's tense situation?

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

4. What does Eduard decide to do to further his relationship with Ottilie, and how does this attempt end up?

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

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

9. How does Ottilie occupy herself after Charlotte and Eduard's confrontation and Eduard's subsequent actions?

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

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