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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Mr. Kloterjahn, what is the difference between him and Mr. Spinell?
(a) Mr. Kloterjahn is not a coward, and Mr. Spinell is.
(b) Mr. Kloterjahn loves Gabriele, and Mr. Spinell does not.
(c) There is no difference between the two men.
(d) Mr. Kloterjahn has heart, and Mr. Spinell does not.

2. What is Mr. Spinell doing in his room in Chapter 10?
(a) Talking to himself.
(b) Writing a letter.
(c) Writing a new novel.
(d) Singing.

3. What does Mr. Spinell say are his weapons?
(a) Fame and fortune.
(b) His fists.
(c) Imagination and words.
(d) Cunning and deceit.

4. Why doesn’t Gabriele play her instrument anymore?
(a) She forgot how.
(b) Her husband hates it.
(c) She no longer likes to.
(d) Her doctors forbid it due to her bad health.

5. Who does Mr. Spinell credit with having brought beauty back into Gabriele’s life?
(a) Gabriele herself.
(b) Mrs. Spatz.
(c) Himself.
(d) Her father.

6. 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.

7. How does Mr. Kloterjahn characterize Mr. Spinell’s letter?
(a) Funny.
(b) Idiotic.
(c) Enchanting.
(d) Rude.

8. What is Mr. Kloterjahn’s mood after speaking with Mr. Spinell in Chapter 11?
(a) He is enraged.
(b) He is good-humored.
(c) He is sad.
(d) He is ecstatic.

9. Why did Gabriele’s father eventually let her marry Mr. Kloterjahn?
(a) He was sick of having her around the house.
(b) She was pregnant.
(c) Because she really wanted to.
(d) He needed a rich son-in-law.

10. Who does not get to participate in the activity Dr. Leander plans?
(a) The staff.
(b) Miss van Osterloh.
(c) The seriously ill patients.
(d) Both b and c.

11. How does Mr. Spinell initially react to the news of what's happened to Gabriele?
(a) He stands rooted to the floor.
(b) He laughs nervously.
(c) He leaves to go see Gabriele.
(d) He cries.

12. Why doesn’t Mr. Kloterjahn do what he wants to do to Mr. Spinell in Chapter 11?
(a) Gabriele would be upset.
(b) He doesn’t want to hurt Mr. Spinell’s feelings.
(c) It is against his values.
(d) It is against the law.

13. What scene does Mr. Spinell describe in his letter?
(a) That of Gabriele playing Tristan und Isolde for him.
(b) That of his own childhood.
(c) That of Mr. and Mrs. Kloterjahn’s wedding.
(d) That of Gabriele and her friends by the fountain in her garden.

14. What is Mr. Spinell suffering from when Mr. Kloterjahn enters his room?
(a) A hangover.
(b) A bad conscience and a light head.
(c) Lovesickness.
(d) Nothing.

15. How much of the opera does Mr. Spinell hear in Chapter 8?
(a) One act.
(b) The whole thing.
(c) The first two acts, but not the third.
(d) Half.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mr. Kloterjahn, where is the only place Mr. Spinell has courage?

2. How does Dr. Muller summon the person(s) to Einfried to see Gabriele?

3. What does Mr. Spinell do after hearing the person he sees on his walk laugh in Chapter 12?

4. Who chooses not to participate in the activity Dr. Leander plans?

5. Where would Gabriele sit with her friends when she was young?

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