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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Johannes has floated a rumor that he is in love with whom?
(a) An older woman.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) A young girl.
(d) Cordelia's aunt.

2. They start to exchange what?
(a) Poems.
(b) Letters.
(c) Glances.
(d) E-mails.

3. Who has helped this rumor to reach Cordelia's ears?
(a) Cordelia's servants.
(b) Cordelia's aunt.
(c) Edward.
(d) Mr. Baxter.

4. What does Johannes have his servant, Johan, leave at the Wahl house?
(a) A portrait.
(b) A book.
(c) A letter.
(d) A poem.

5. How does Edward react when he learns of their engagement?
(a) He is surprised.
(b) He is sad.
(c) He is embarassed.
(d) He is furious.

6. Why is Johannes happy that their engagement ended at this time?
(a) It is an exciting time of year, and a good time for Cordelia to find other men to entertain her.
(b) It is a time of new beginnings and is appropriate for their new, separate lives.
(c) It is a sad time of year, for which sad matters are appropriate.
(d) It is a dark time of year, much like the end of their engagement.

7. Why does Johannes wish to stay distant from Cordelia?
(a) So that she can engage in the necessary hatred of men.
(b) So that she has time to become engaged to another.
(c) So that he can seduce another woman.
(d) So that she has time to get over him.

8. Johannes finds that he can endlessly contemplate what subject?
(a) Love.
(b) Food.
(c) Religion.
(d) Woman.

9. Johannes thinks erotic love has gradations. How does he feel about Cordelia's progress in this regard?
(a) She is making a great deal of progress.
(b) She is not making progress.
(c) She is making progress.
(d) She is making very little progress.

10. What happens when Cordelia's aunt and Edward are away, and Cordelia is home alone?
(a) Johannes spies on Cordelia.
(b) Cordelia reads a book.
(c) Johannes visits the house.
(d) Cordelia visits Johannes.

11. What does Johannes liken to his freeing a bird?
(a) Becoming engaged to Cordelia.
(b) Their broken engagement.
(c) Giving Cordelia back to Edward.
(d) Marrying Cordelia.

12. Through this use of __________, Johannes now believes that Cordelia is his.
(a) Annoyance.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Anger.
(d) A fear.

13. In Johannes' last entry, he never wants to see Cordelia again and believes she has done what?
(a) Forgotten him.
(b) Stopped loving him.
(c) Given all her love away.
(d) Gone mad.

14. Why does Johannes believe Cordelia both hates and fears him?
(a) Because of his love.
(b) Because of his wealth.
(c) Because of his connection with Edward.
(d) Because of his intellect.

15. How does Cordelia respond when Johannes draws close to her and proposes?
(a) She is anxious.
(b) She is angry.
(c) She is embarassed.
(d) She is surprised.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is about to happen at the Wahl house?

2. This begins the ____________ with Cordelia where he engages in an emotional back and forth of pursuit.

3. What is the aunt's response to Johannes' proposal?

4. Why does Cordelia respond in this way?

5. Why does Johannes want Edward to leave?

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