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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. Which character is the focus in Chapter 9?
(a) Veronika.
(b) Zedka.
(c) Eduard.
(d) Paulo.

2. How does Veronika feel right before she falls unconscious?
(a) Airy.
(b) Bored.
(c) Nauseous.
(d) Giddy.

3. How does the nurse react to finding Veronika and Zedka talking?
(a) Annoyed.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Sad.
(d) Happy.

4. Who is attracted to Veronika's music?
(a) Dr. Igor.
(b) Paulo.
(c) Eduard.
(d) Zedka.

5. What was the name of Paulo's doctor when he was at the mental hospital?
(a) Dr. Eras Maximus.
(b) Dr. Vincent Baxter.
(c) Dr. Logan Brooks.
(d) Dr. Eiras Sanatorium.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times was Paulo submitted to a mental hospital?

2. Who thought Solvenia was a town in Germany?

3. Which city was Paulo's mental hospital in?

4. Why does the nurse inject Veronika with a sedative?

5. Why does Veronika decide to not leave the asylum alive?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the residents laugh at Veronika after her heart attack?

2. Why does Veronika imagine what her whole life could be?

3. Why does Zedka tell Veronika the story about the king and his subjects?

4. How does playing the piano make Veronika feel?

5. Does Paulo Coelho sympathize with Veronika's situation?

6. Why does Veronika begin to cry after her first heart attack?

7. Why is Veronika treated unkindly by The Fraternity members when they first meet?

8. Why did Paulo make two promises to himself after he was let out of the mental institution?

9. Describe Paulo Coelho's father.

10. Why does Veronika begin to feel afraid about dying?

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