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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, how did Gabriele treat him and their son?
(a) She was nice but distant.
(b) She was cold to them.
(c) Joyfully.
(d) The same as always.

2. What does Mr. Kloterjahn say the girls were really doing in the garden?
(a) Gossiping.
(b) Knitting and discussing recipes.
(c) Singing.
(d) Dancing.

3. How does Mr. Kloterjahn characterize Mr. Spinell’s handwriting?
(a) Too large.
(b) Unreadable.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Pathetic.

4. How does Mr. Kloterjahn characterize Mr. Spinell?
(a) A rude man.
(b) A fool and a coward.
(c) A philistine.
(d) A charlatan.

5. What season is it in Chapter 12?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Fall.
(d) Summer.

6. What is the person that Mr. Spinell sees on his walk doing in Chapter 12?
(a) Laughing with joy.
(b) Crying.
(c) Squealing.
(d) Sleeping.

7. How does Mr. Spinell look as at the end of his walk?
(a) Slow but steady.
(b) Like he can’t wait to get away.
(c) Like he is trying to hide the fact that he is running away.
(d) Forced.

8. What instrument does Gabriele’s father play?
(a) The violin.
(b) The clarinet.
(c) The organ.
(d) The piano.

9. What is Mr. Kloterjahn going to do when he gets back home?
(a) Order coffee with buttered rolls.
(b) Write a letter in response to Mr. Spinell.
(c) Consult with his lawyer to find some recourse against Mr. Spinell.
(d) Take a nap.

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

11. Where would Gabriele sit with her friends when she was young?
(a) By the fountain in her garden.
(b) In her room.
(c) By a lagoon under a large tree.
(d) In the front lawn.

12. How does Mr. Spinell get the letter to Mr. Kloterjahn in Chapter 10?
(a) He mails it.
(b) He has Gabriele give it to him.
(c) He hand-delivers it.
(d) He asks Miss van Osterloh to deliver it.

13. How does Mr. Spinell react to the person he sees on his walk in Chapter 12?
(a) He is unnerved.
(b) He is sad.
(c) He is charmed.
(d) He is frightened.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Mr. Spinell ultimately convince the person in Chapter 8 to play the piano?

3. Why doesn’t Mr. Kloterjahn do what he wants to do to Mr. Spinell in Chapter 11?

4. According to Mr. Kloterjahn, what is the difference between him and Mr. Spinell?

5. Who interrupts Mr. Kloterjahn and Mr. Spinell in Chapter 11?

(see the answer keys)

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