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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. Who did improve his talents through isolation?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Wertheimer.
(c) Horowitz.
(d) Glenn.

2. Who did the innkeeper write a letter to?
(a) Glenn.
(b) Wertheimer.
(c) Horowitz.
(d) Wertheimer's sister.

3. How long did Wertheimer's funeral last?
(a) The entire afternoon.
(b) The entire morning.
(c) About 30 minutes.
(d) About 20 minutes.

4. Why was Wertheimer's funeral held at the time it is held?
(a) No one was supposed to notice.
(b) His sister had to work.
(c) No one cares.
(d) Glenn died at that same time.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Wertheimer refuse to buy for the innkeeper?

2. Who could Wertheimer have blamed for his death?

3. What brought Wertheimer to Salzburg?

4. Why does Wertheimer's sister feel the way she does about the lodge in Traich?

5. What happened to the previous owner of the inn?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why Wertheimer killed himself in the place he did?

2. Discuss Wertheimer's religious views.

3. How are Traich and Desselbrunn compared?

4. Describe the innkeeper's relationship with Wertheimer.

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

6. Describe the abuse Wertheimer's sister underwent from Wertheimer.

7. How is the innkeeper a contradictory character?

8. How did Wertheimer end his dying party?

9. Discuss the power of condemnation.

10. Why does the narrator return to his apartment after Wertheimer's death?

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