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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Mr. Kloterjahn is relieved that which organ is not the cause of his wife’s illness?
(a) The liver.
(b) The lungs.
(c) The heart.
(d) The kidneys.
2. According to Mr. Kloterjahn, how did Gabriele treat him and their son?
(a) She was cold to them.
(b) The same as always.
(c) She was nice but distant.
(d) Joyfully.
3. How does Mr. Spinell feel about the infant he sees from his window?
(a) Charmed.
(b) Disgusted.
(c) Happy.
(d) Uncomfortable.
4. Why does the person who interrupts Mr. Kloterjahn and Mr. Spinell in Chapter 11 do so?
(a) She wants to borrow a book.
(b) Gabriele is asking for her husband.
(c) Gabriele is asking for Mr. Spinell.
(d) Gabriele has taken a turn for the worse.
5. What is the initial reaction of the person Mr. Spinell asks to play the piano?
(a) She leaves the room.
(b) She refuses initially, but ultimately accepts.
(c) She refuses.
(d) She accepts immediately.
6. What activity does Dr. Leander have planned for the patients in Chapter 8?
(a) A sleigh ride.
(b) Hiking.
(c) Horseback riding.
(d) Skiing.
7. Who does Dr. Leander turn Gabriele's care over to?
(a) Dr. Muller.
(b) Mrs. Spatz.
(c) Miss van Osterloh.
(d) Mr. Spinell.
8. What instrument does Gabriele’s father play?
(a) The piano.
(b) The violin.
(c) The organ.
(d) The clarinet.
9. What does Mr. Spinell do after hearing the person he sees on his walk laugh in Chapter 12?
(a) Sighs.
(b) Turns and walks away.
(c) Picks up the baby.
(d) Goes to get Mr. Kloterjahn.
10. How does Mr. Kloterjahn say he responded to Mr. Spinell’s letter?
(a) It made him angry.
(b) It made him cry.
(c) It made him pensive.
(d) It made him laugh.
11. Why does Mr. Kloterjahn call Mr. Spinell a coward?
(a) He hides from the world in the sanitarium.
(b) He is nice to his face, and then sends him an insulting letter.
(c) He doesn’t have the guts to express his love to Gabriele.
(d) He didn’t fight in the war.
12. How does Mr. Spinell write?
(a) With humor.
(b) Quickly and easily.
(c) Slowly and with difficulty.
(d) Thoughtfully.
13. How does Mr. Spinell describe the laughter of the person he sees on his walk?
(a) Horrific.
(b) Irritating.
(c) Cute.
(d) Scary.
14. Why does Mr. Spinell say that he does not despise Mr. Kloterjahn?
(a) For Gabriele’s sake he cannot.
(b) Because Mr. Kloterjahn is the stronger of the two men.
(c) Because he cannot despise anyone.
(d) He has no reason to despise him.
15. Who does Gabriele say that her son resembles?
(a) Mr. Spinell.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her father.
(d) Herself.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does Dr. Muller summon to Einfried to see Gabriele?
2. How does Mr. Spinell get the letter to Mr. Kloterjahn in Chapter 10?
3. How much of the opera does Mr. Spinell hear in Chapter 8?
4. How is Mr. Spinell's letter described stylistically?
5. What is Mr. Spinell humming as he walks in Chapter 12?
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