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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Wertheimer commit suicide?
(a) To avoid losing his unhappiness.
(b) To avoid the narrator.
(c) To avoid Glenn.
(d) To hurt his sister.

2. What did Wertheimer refuse to buy for the innkeeper?
(a) A microwave.
(b) A refridgerator.
(c) Dinner.
(d) A necklace.

3. According to the narrator, how do people judge others, no matter what they perceive?
(a) Accurately.
(b) Falsely.
(c) Rudely.
(d) Rigidly.

4. What did Wertheimer force his sister to do for him in the middle of the night?
(a) Play the piano.
(b) Cook for him.
(c) Tuck him in.
(d) Sing to him.

5. What did Wertheimer love in association to death?
(a) Funerals.
(b) The prelude of a funeral service.
(c) Cemeteries.
(d) Funeral hymns.

6. What has the narrator never really considered selling?
(a) His music sheets.
(b) His Steinway.
(c) His house in Desselbrunn.
(d) His watch.

7. What did Wertheimer think his sister would do to escape?
(a) Get married.
(b) Become Baptist.
(c) Convert to Catholicism.
(d) Commit suicide.

8. How did Wertheimer treat his sister?
(a) With love.
(b) Well.
(c) With hate.
(d) With control.

9. What does the narrator notice Wertheimer did not leave behind?
(a) A mess.
(b) A note.
(c) A footstep.
(d) Food.

10. Why does the narrator feel guilt towards Wertheimer?
(a) They fought the last time he saw him.
(b) He never wished him a happy birthday.
(c) He never called to see how he was.
(d) He never responded to his letters.

11. What was Wertheimer from the moment he was born?
(a) Insane.
(b) A pianist.
(c) A rich boy.
(d) A loser.

12. What did the narrator never consider about the death of Wertheimer?
(a) That he was shot.
(b) That he could die.
(c) That it was a suicide.
(d) That he died naturally.

13. According to the narrator, what is the only escape from oneself?
(a) Food.
(b) Religion.
(c) Death.
(d) Music.

14. What was Wertheimer unable to see himself as?
(a) Talented.
(b) Talentless.
(c) A unique individual.
(d) Old.

15. What did Wertheimer have Franz burn prior to his death?
(a) His pictures.
(b) All of his notes.
(c) His furniture.
(d) His piano.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Wertheimer unable to play the piano with others?

2. Who did the innkeeper take over the inn from?

3. What caused Wertheimer to commit suicide?

4. How does Wertheimer's sister feel about Traich?

5. What did the narrator condemn before telling the innkeeper about Wertheimer's funeral?

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