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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Hofmiller visits the Kekesfalva family after their trip, what does he bring with him?
(a) Tickets for their trip.
(b) A letter from Dr. Condor.
(c) Flowers.
(d) A book.

2. Why is Dr. Condor's wife upset with his patients?
(a) They show up late for appointments.
(b) They don't pay their bills on time.
(c) She thinks many are not as sick as they claim to be.
(d) She thinks they take advantage of him and are ungrateful.

3. After leaving the military, what did Balinkay do?
(a) Write a novel.
(b) Marry a wealthy widow.
(c) Move to the United States.
(d) Open a bakery.

4. When Hofmiller tells Dr. Condor about Edith's kiss and her letter, why is Condor angry with himself?
(a) He is afraid Kekesfalva will blame him.
(b) He had hoped to win Edith for himself and fears it's too late.
(c) He thinks he should have realized Edith was in love with Hofmiller.
(d) He wishes he had not let Hofmiller in when he came to the door.

5. How does Edith feel after Hofmiller tells her about his financial condition?
(a) She is sympathetic and offers him money.
(b) She is embarrassed because he buys her such nice flowers.
(c) She is angry that he hasn't told her this before.
(d) She doesn't believe he's telling the truth.

6. Why does Edith decide not to go to the sanitarium or continue seeking a cure?
(a) Hofmiller talks her out of it.
(b) She sees no point because Hofmiller doesn't love her.
(c) Dr. Condor tells her the new treatment will not work for her.
(d) She doesn't want to be separated from Hofmiller for that long.

7. Who do Dr. Condor and Hofmiller decide will tell the family the truth?
(a) The doctor who is working on the new treatment.
(b) Ilona.
(c) Dr. Condor.
(d) Hofmiller.

8. Which of the following does Hofmiller think is worse?
(a) Being in love with someone who doesn't love you.
(b) Being in love with someone who loves someone else.
(c) Being loved by someone you don't love in return.
(d) Being loved by someone you're not allowed to see.

9. What does Hofmiller ask Dr. Condor to tell Edith?
(a) That he will marry her even if she does not recover.
(b) That he does not want to marry her under any circumstances.
(c) That he has decided to leave the country.
(d) That he is in love with someone else.

10. After Edith's fall, where does Hofmiller go first?
(a) To the train station.
(b) To his barracks.
(c) To Dr. Condor's house.
(d) To a tavern.

11. Why does Ilona say she has encouraged Edith's feelings for Hofmiller?
(a) She thought it would be amusing to see what happened.
(b) She thought he was secretly in love with her also.
(c) She did not want to crush Edith's hopes.
(d) She thought he'd grow to love her eventually.

12. Who talks Hofmiller out of his plan?
(a) Dr. Condor.
(b) Kekesfalva.
(c) Ilona.
(d) Colonel Bubencic.

13. To celebrate the cure Dr. Condor has found, to what location do Edith and Ilona plan an outing?
(a) A museum.
(b) A horse farm.
(c) An exclusive new restaurant.
(d) Kekesfalva's childhood home.

14. How is Edith treated by the villagers during their stop there?
(a) They ignore her and only pay attention to her father.
(b) She is treated like royalty.
(c) They make fun of her disability.
(d) They ask her for money.

15. Seeing Edith's happiness, to whom does Hofmiller compare himself?
(a) God.
(b) Kekesfalva.
(c) A great general.
(d) Dr. Condor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Hofmiller upset and angry when he is told that the family has delayed its trip to the sanitarium for a few days?

2. What is Dr. Condor's wife's name?

3. How does Edith react when Hofmiller does not respond to her story the way she wants?

4. After Edith is taken away, what does the butler ask Hofmiller to do?

5. What happens to Kekesfalva after Edith's death?

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