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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 did the former innkeeper's wife die from?

2. What does the narrator believe about the former innkeeper?

3. How long were the innkeeper and her husband married?

4. According to the narrator, what do people condemn people with?

5. Whose misery does the narrator see at the inn?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Wertheimer desire to be like Glenn?

3. Describe the innkeeper's relationship with Wertheimer.

4. Why does the narrator not fit in among people in the inn?

5. Discuss Wertheimer's religious views.

6. Explain how the narrator feels about his depression.

7. Discuss the power of condemnation.

8. How are Traich and Desselbrunn compared?

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

10. What was significant of what Wertheimer did not leave behind?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of despair and loss among the trio of friends. Explain in order from greatest suffering to least suffering. Who suffers and loses the most during their lifetime?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 the identity of the true loser of "The Loser." Explain how each friend of the trio is a loser in his own way, then choose and explain who you think the true loser is. Support your statements with examples and quotes from "The Loser."

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