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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What did the narrator and Wertheimer destroy?
(a) Each other.
(b) His sister's marriage.
(c) Their apartment.
(d) Glenn.
2. Where did the narrator travel to on train as he observed the countryside?
(a) Paris.
(b) Madrid.
(c) Chur.
(d) Traich.
3. Where did Glenn and Wertheimer move to?
(a) The city.
(b) An island.
(c) A small cottage.
(d) The country.
4. How long did Wertheimer keep his curtains closed after his sister left?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 14 days.
(d) 4 days.
5. What did the narrator and Wertheimer relinquish after studying with Glenn?
(a) To be open homosexuals.
(b) Attempts to be piano virtuosos.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Glenn's control.
6. What was Glenn convinced about people in general?
(a) That they were generally rude.
(b) That they were generally annoying.
(c) That they were generally unhappy.
(d) That they were generally happy.
7. What happened to Wertheimer when he left his house after his sister moved out?
(a) He collapsed and a neighbor took him home.
(b) He got drunk.
(c) He hit his head on the concrete.
(d) He fell into a pool.
8. Where did Wertheimer hang himself?
(a) 100 steps from his sister's back door.
(b) 100 steps from the Mozarteum.
(c) 100 steps from the narrator's front door.
(d) 100 steps from his sister's front door.
9. Why did Glenn cut down the ash in front of his window?
(a) It obstructed his playing.
(b) He was allergic.
(c) It was scratching the window.
(d) It gave him nightmares.
10. Where does the narrator go after the death of Glenn and Wertheimer?
(a) The lodge in Traich.
(b) An island.
(c) Austria.
(d) His hometown.
11. What term did the narrator use to describe Glenn that Glenn often used after?
(a) Radical pianist.
(b) Piano radicalist.
(c) Pianist radio.
(d) Piano radicalism.
12. What different skill does the narrator posses?
(a) The ability to predict a phone call.
(b) The ability to read minds.
(c) The ability to perceive the same thing as something new.
(d) The ability to fly.
13. How long did the narrator and Wertheimer spend visiting Glenn in America?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 2 and a half weeks.
(d) 3 weeks.
14. What did Glenn and Wertheimer not tolerate?
(a) Singing.
(b) Being around people too much.
(c) Humming to the piano melody.
(d) Poor piano playing.
15. How long did Wertheimer go without playing the piano?
(a) 15 hours.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 15 months.
(d) 15 days.
Short Answer Questions
1. What led to the narrator's depression and Wertheimer's suicide?
2. Who did Glenn use to become 'Glenn Gould'?
3. What did the narrator detest?
4. What did Wertheimer dislike?
5. What is "The Loser" about?
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