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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did the narrator and Wertheimer spend visiting Glenn in America?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 2 and a half weeks.
(d) 3 weeks.

2. What did the narrator and Wertheimer destroy?
(a) Their apartment.
(b) Each other.
(c) Glenn.
(d) His sister's marriage.

3. Who did Glenn use to become 'Glenn Gould'?
(a) Wertheimer and the narrator.
(b) His parents.
(c) The Mozarteum.
(d) His fans.

4. What did Glenn's fans know about him?
(a) That his favorite color was blue.
(b) Nothing.
(c) That he was talented.
(d) Everything.

5. Why did Glenn cut down the ash in front of his window?
(a) It was scratching the window.
(b) It obstructed his playing.
(c) He was allergic.
(d) It gave him nightmares.

6. What is a prominent character trait of the narrator?
(a) Quick tempered.
(b) Unfriendly.
(c) Friendly.
(d) Curiosity.

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

8. What did the narrator refer to Wertheimer as in Section 3?
(a) "The loser."
(b) "The basket case."
(c) "The lost marbles."
(d) "The offended one."

9. What did Wertheimer copy from the narrator?
(a) What he ate.
(b) His bedroom furniture.
(c) His clothing.
(d) Everything he did.

10. What was one characteristic of Glenn?
(a) He hated his mom.
(b) He hated the piano.
(c) He smiled a lot.
(d) He laughed a lot.

11. Where did Wertheimer and his sister travel to that dissuaded them from future travels together?
(a) Passau.
(b) Paris.
(c) Florence.
(d) Madrid.

12. How long did Glenn play in public?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 3 years.

13. What did the narrator detest?
(a) Pianists.
(b) Homosexuals.
(c) The public.
(d) Fame.

14. What happened to Wertheimer's body after his suicide?
(a) It froze in the winter.
(b) It went unidentified for several days.
(c) It was chewed at by dogs.
(d) It rotted.

15. Who of the following did NOT attend Wertheimer's funeral?
(a) Wertheimer's brother in law.
(b) Glenn.
(c) Wertheimer's sister.
(d) The narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who opposed the idea of the narrator and Wertheimer going to America to visit Glenn?

2. What does the narrator consider a misfortune?

3. What did Glenn hate?

4. Who did the trio of friends study under?

5. From what did Glenn barricade himself?

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