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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Page 34 through 76..
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How does Hofmiller first learn about Herr Kekesfalva?
(a) Hofmiller meets Kekesfalva at the local apothecary shop.
(b) He reads about Kekesfalva in the newspaper.
(c) His friends tell him about the family after seeing his niece in a patisserie.
(d) They serve in the military together.
2. What happens at the second dinner that makes Hofmiller feel especially happy and powerful?
(a) The Lt. Colonel offers him a promotion.
(b) He is able to entertain the women and sees that Kekesfalva notices.
(c) All the women want to dance with him.
(d) Kekesfalva invites him to go on vacation with the family.
3. At what point is Hofmiller comfortable giving his men the orders to resume galloping?
(a) When his commanding officer orders him to do so.
(b) When he sees another group of soldiers ahead and wants to catch up with them.
(c) When they are no longer in view of Edith's home and there is no danger of her seeing them.
(d) When his men begin to question his decision.
4. When Kekesfalva apologizes for his daughter's rude behavior, how does he describe Edith when she was a child?
(a) She was shy and quiet.
(b) He didn't know her as a small child because she was adopted at a later age.
(c) She was energetic and constantly moving, to the point of being reckless.
(d) She was handicapped from birth.
5. How does the main character, Hofmiller, say his story began?
(a) It began with a storm that caused a loss of power.
(b) It began when he returned from a trip to South America.
(c) It began with an innocent blunder on his part.
(d) It began when he lost track of his car in an unfamiliar neighborhood.
Short Answer Questions
1. The night after his friends tease him about his relationship with Kekesfalva and his family, Hofmiller does not go to the castle. How does he feel about his decision to stay away?
2. Why does Kekesfalva ask Hofmiller to be present when Dr. Condor comes to the castle and speak to him about Edith's condition?
3. What happens when Hofmiller arrives at the castle to thank Kekesfalva for the dinner invitation?
4. What is Hofmiller most afraid of when he realizes his blunder in asking Edith to dance?
5. When Ilona asks Hofmiller why he did not come to the castle, what lie does he tell her?
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