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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Page 113 through 151..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hofmiller first learn about Herr Kekesfalva?
(a) They serve in the military together.
(b) His friends tell him about the family after seeing his niece in a patisserie.
(c) Hofmiller meets Kekesfalva at the local apothecary shop.
(d) He reads about Kekesfalva in the newspaper.

2. When does Hofmiller find Edith most attractive?
(a) When she is happy.
(b) When she talks about horses.
(c) When she flirts with him.
(d) When she flirts with other men.

3. 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 lost track of his car in an unfamiliar neighborhood.
(c) It began when he returned from a trip to South America.
(d) It began with an innocent blunder on his part.

4. How does Edith react when Hofmiller asks her to dance?
(a) She ignores him.
(b) She is horrified and begins to sob.
(c) She is delighted by the attention being paid to her.
(d) She gives him a shy smile and turns away.

5. Why does Hofmiller hesitate when Kekesfalva insists that his driver take Hofmiller home on a rainy night?
(a) He doesn't want Kekesfalva to know that he is planning to meet some friends rather than go home that night.
(b) He is concerned about how arriving in a luxury car will appear to his fellow soldiers.
(c) He enjoys walking in the rain.
(d) He thinks Kekesfalva is being too generous.

Short Answer Questions

1. From whom did Kekesfalva learn to read and write?

2. Why does Hofmiller tell Kekesfalva about the promising new treatment Dr. Condor mentioned?

3. What does Hofmiller do after Ilona explains the reason Edith became so upset at the dinner party?

4. How does Edith find out that Hofmiller had been playing cards rather than inspecting a horse when he failed to show up at the castle?

5. What does Dr. Condor tell Hofmiller was his initial opinion about why Hofmiller has become friends with Kekesfalva and his family?

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