The Loser Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 104 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Loser Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 104 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What kind of ego did Glenn have?

2. What was Glenn better at than the German's?

3. What was Wertheimer arrogant about?

4. Who was the weakest of the three friends?

5. What did Glenn refuse from Wertheimer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Wertheimer and the narrator resort to after they quit playing piano?

2. Describe the emphasis the narrator places on the way Glenn died.

3. Describe Wertheimer and his sister's relationship.

4. What did Glenn desire in people?

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

6. What showed the narrator's depression in Section 3?

7. What marked Wertheimer's deterioration?

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

9. How did the narrator and the newspapers perceive Glenn Gould?

10. Describe the significance of the term "piano radicalism."

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how the role of revenge is a part of "The Loser." Who demonstrates acts of revenge and are they effective? Support your statements with examples and quotes from "The Loser."

Essay Topic 2

Explain how the last scene of "The Loser" supports the entire theme and motifs of the novel. Give detailed examples of why Bernhard chose to end his novel the way he does. Support your statements with examples and quotes from "The Loser."

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the sole decision Wertheimer made in his life and how this decision effects "The Loser." Support your statements with examples and quotes from "The Loser."

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