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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. Whose idea is it to place the pavilion in its precise future spot?
(a) Charlotte's.
(b) The Captain's.
(c) Ottilie's.
(d) Eduard's.

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

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

4. What is the object of the insult Eduard receives indirectly from the Captain?
(a) Eduard's intelligence and education.
(b) Eduard's flute playing abilities.
(c) Eduard's design sense.
(d) Eduard's family tree.

5. Who visits Charlotte and decides to take her news back to Eduard?
(a) The Count.
(b) Herr Mittler.
(c) The architect.
(d) The Captain.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is the female guest of the estate related to the mistress of the estate?

3. What seemingly miraculous event occurs at the completion of the foundation stone ceremony?

4. How do Eduard, Charlotte, and the captain speak of the concept of elective affinities?

5. What habit does Eduard change as a result of Ottilie's presence and influence?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where on the estate do the four protagonists increase their work, and for what coming occasion?

4. Summarize the letters from the headmistress and the schoolmaster.

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

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

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

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

9. In Part I, Chapter 6, what activity becomes the clear marker of the shifting compatibilities of the four protagonists?

10. How do the four protagonists' relationships change after Eduard evinces a passion for Ottilie?

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