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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator take his hot tea?
(a) To his room.
(b) The lower portion of the inn.
(c) Nowhere.
(d) Outside on the porch.

2. How does Wertheimer's sister feel about Traich?
(a) She was never comfortable there.
(b) She loves it.
(c) She hates it.
(d) She wants to sell it.

3. Why does Wertheimer's sister feel the way she does about the lodge in Traich?
(a) She was raped there.
(b) Wertheimer tormented her there.
(c) She was abandoned there.
(d) She was happiest there.

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

5. What does the narrator believe about the former innkeeper?
(a) He is mean.
(b) He is sick.
(c) He is innocent.
(d) He is guilty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the narrator advise Wertheimer of after he quit playing the piano?

2. According to the narrator, what does one need to restrain from suicide?

3. According to the narrator, what is the only escape from oneself?

4. What does the narrator compare Desselbrunn to?

5. Who is the narrator biased against?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about the end of "The Loser"?

2. Explain how the narrator feels about his depression.

3. Discuss Wertheimer's religious views.

4. Describe the innkeeper's relationship with Wertheimer.

5. According to the narrator, what is important about judging?

6. Why did the narrator feel guilty about Wertheimer's death?

7. What does the innkeeper mention in regards to Wertheimer's finances?

8. How does Franz feel about Wertheimer and his death?

9. Explain why Wertheimer's sister felt uncomfortable in Traich.

10. Why did the Wertheimer family change?

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