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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. How does Mr. Spinell refer to Mr. Kloterjahn and his infant son?
(a) As philistines.
(b) As charlatans.
(c) As idiots.
(d) As people of strong character.

2. How is Mr. Kloterjahn's son described in Chapter 9?
(a) Adorable.
(b) Healthy.
(c) Sleepy.
(d) Waif-like.

3. According to Mr. Kloterjahn, how does he himself react to women?
(a) He looks them in the face.
(b) He is afraid of them.
(c) He makes them laugh.
(d) He is rude to them.

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

5. What does the pianist play in Chapter 8?
(a) Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde.
(b) Wagner’s Lohengrin.
(c) Wagner’s Die Hochzeit.
(d) Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Mr. Spinell’s room at Einfried described?

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

3. When does Gabriele say that she found happiness?

4. Why did Gabriele’s father eventually let her marry Mr. Kloterjahn?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mr. Kloterjahn say that he will get even with Mr. Spinell after Mr. Spinell's letter?

2. According to Mrs. Spatz, what did Gabriele do before coughing up blood?

3. How is Gabriele’s illness progressing by Chapter 7?

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

5. How is the letter that Mr. Spinell writes in Chapter 10 described?

6. How does Mr. Spinell leave the final scene?

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

8. How do we know that playing the piano has put a strain on Gabriele Kloterjahn?

9. How does Mr. Spinell ultimately convince Mrs. Kloterjahn to play piano?

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

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