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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Glenn go when the narrator and Wertheimer remark that Glenn is lost in his art?

2. Where did the narrator travel to on train as he observed the countryside?

3. What was one characteristic of Glenn?

4. Who did Glenn ruin most?

5. How long did it take Glenn to change his opinion of Salzburg?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what the narrator said people knew and thought about Glenn.

2. How did the narrator feel about Horowitz as a teacher?

3. Describe how Glenn became "Glenn Gould."

4. How did the narrator and Wertheimer ruin each other?

5. Discuss the narrator's desire and motivation for studying the piano.

6. How was Wertheimer's suicide ironic?

7. Describe how Wertheimer felt about traveling and his family.

8. How did Wertheimer view life by the end of Section 5, after they go to New York City?

9. How did Wertheimer attempt to save himself?

10. How did the writing change after Wertheimer's funeral, at the beginning of Section 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Wertheimer's reaction to Glenn's death and his sister's abandonment. Explain how those events lead to the death of Wertheimer. Support your statements with examples and quotes from "The Loser."

Essay Topic 2

Discuss and explain the irony of Wertheimer's death. Support your statements with examples and quotes from "The Loser."

Essay Topic 3

Discuss "About Glenn Gould." Why does the narrator chose to write this and what does this tell the reader about the narrator? Support your statements with examples and quotes from "The Loser."

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