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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 12: p. 145-153.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does the narrator repeatedly give for Wertheimer's suicide?
(a) Glenn's death.
(b) His abandonment.
(c) Being second best to Glenn.
(d) His sister's abandonment

2. What did Glenn demand to have in his dorm room when he studied at the Mozarteum?
(a) Air conditioning.
(b) A Steinway.
(c) Electric plumbing.
(d) A stove range.

3. Who did improve his talents through isolation?
(a) Glenn.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Horowitz.
(d) Wertheimer.

4. Where did the narrator travel to on train as he observed the countryside?
(a) Traich.
(b) Chur.
(c) Madrid.
(d) Paris.

5. What happened to Wertheimer when he left his house after his sister moved out?
(a) He collapsed and a neighbor took him home.
(b) He fell into a pool.
(c) He got drunk.
(d) He hit his head on the concrete.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Wertheimer and his sister travel to that dissuaded them from future travels together?

2. Why was Wertheimer unable to play the piano with others?

3. How old was Wertheimer when he commited suicide?

4. Where did the trio of friends live when they studied together?

5. Why was Wertheimer a failure from the beginning?

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