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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mr. Spinell respond to Gabriele's joke in Chapter 6?
(a) He stays silent but bows.
(b) He laughs uncomfortably.
(c) He leaves the room.
(d) He laughs freely.

2. What was prescribed for Mrs. Kloterjahn's cough?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Morphine.
(c) A trip to the seaside.
(d) Bloodletting.

3. Who becomes Mrs. Kloterjahn’s mentor?
(a) Mrs. Hohlenrouch.
(b) Mrs. Spatz.
(c) Miss van Osterloh.
(d) Dr. Leander.

4. How is Mr. Kloterjahn described?
(a) Quiet and tactful.
(b) Tall, thin, weak, and funny.
(c) Intelligent, with a discerning eye.
(d) Broad-shouldered, red-faced, strong, average height.

5. Who does Gabriele joke that Mr. Spinell must mean when he says he could look at one particular woman forever?
(a) Mrs. Spatz.
(b) Miss van Osterloh.
(c) Mrs. Hohlenrauch.
(d) Herself.

6. How is Mr. Spinell’s voice described?
(a) Too quiet.
(b) Mild and pleasant.
(c) Lilting and musical.
(d) Rough and low.

7. Where do the Kloterjahns live?
(a) Belgium.
(b) The Baltic Coast.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

8. Where does Mrs. Kloterjahn sit most days?
(a) In the sitting room.
(b) Outside in the snow.
(c) In Mrs. Spatz’s room.
(d) In her room.

9. Who is Mrs. Spatz?
(a) A midwife.
(b) The housekeeper.
(c) A magistrate’s wife with a stomach complaint who considers herself Gabriele’s mentor.
(d) The wife of a naval officer, she has a nervous condition.

10. How long does Mr. Kloterjahn stay at Einfried?
(a) As long as his wife does.
(b) Three days.
(c) One week.
(d) One month.

11. Where does the writer display his book?
(a) On a table in his room.
(b) On his bedside table.
(c) In the sitting room at Einfried.
(d) He doesn’t, it sits in his closet.

12. How does the writer spend the majority of his time?
(a) Listening to music.
(b) Reading.
(c) Writing letters.
(d) Writing poetry.

13. How old is the Kloterjahns' son?
(a) Ten months.
(b) Six months.
(c) One year.
(d) Five years.

14. How does Mr. Spinell respond to Mrs. Kloterjahn's comments about his sleeping habits?
(a) That he loves to greet the sunrise.
(b) That he is very self-disciplined.
(c) That he is an insomniac.
(d) That he is actually by nature a late sleeper.

15. What does the writer see Mr. Kloterjahn doing?
(a) Flirting with a chambermaid.
(b) Writing a letter.
(c) Crying over his wife’s bed.
(d) Yelling at another patient.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the second character introduced?

2. Who is the director of the sanitarium?

3. What is the writer’s personality like?

4. Why can’t Mr. Spinell describe the beautiful woman he saw?

5. Why is Mr. Spinell at Einfried?

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