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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Mr. Kloterjahn want to do to Mr. Spinell in Chapter 11?
(a) Kill him.
(b) Hug him.
(c) Yell at him.
(d) Hurt him.

4. What does Mr. Spinell say is the purpose of his letter in Chapter 10?
(a) Revenge.
(b) To make Mr. Kloterjahn laugh.
(c) To drive Mr. Kloterjahn to despair.
(d) To inform Mr. Kloterjahn of Gabriele’s condition.

5. Who does Dr. Muller summon to Einfried to see Gabriele?
(a) Her previous doctor.
(b) Mr. Kloterjahn alone.
(c) Her father.
(d) Mr. Kloterjahn and their son.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What scene does Mr. Spinell describe in his letter?

3. Why does Mr. Spinell say that he refers to Mr. Kloterjahn as he does?

4. What instrument does Gabriele play?

5. Mr. Kloterjahn is relieved that which organ is not the cause of his wife’s illness?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, how does Mr. Spinell say that he feels about Mr. Kloterjahn?

2. Why does Mr. Spinell say he is writing a letter in Chapter 10?

3. According to Mr. Spinell, why is what he is saying to Mr. Kloterjahn in Chapter 10 not an insult?

4. Who, according to Mr. Spinell, is to be credited with bringing beauty back into Gabriele’s life?

5. How does Mr. Spinell describe the scene within his letter in Chapter 10?

6. What does Dr. Leander recommend as treatment for Gabriele’s worsening condition?

7. What eventually convinced Gabriele’s father to let her marry Mr. Kloterjahn?

8. Why does Mr. Spinell find the scene of Gabriele and her friends in the garden so beautiful?

9. What has caused Gabriele’s condition to worsen in Chapter 9?

10. What does Mr. Kloterjahn do in response to Mr. Spinell's letter?

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