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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What scene does Mr. Spinell describe in his letter?
(a) That of Gabriele playing Tristan und Isolde for him.
(b) That of his own childhood.
(c) That of Mr. and Mrs. Kloterjahn’s wedding.
(d) That of Gabriele and her friends by the fountain in her garden.

2. What response does Mr. Spinell usually get from the letters he writes?
(a) No response at all.
(b) His letters are returned to him unopened.
(c) He is constantly receiving letters.
(d) He receives one or two letters in reply per day.

3. How is Gabriele’s health by Chapter 7?
(a) So good she is ready to go home.
(b) The same.
(c) Much better.
(d) Worsening.

4. What does Mr. Spinell say are his weapons?
(a) Imagination and words.
(b) Fame and fortune.
(c) Cunning and deceit.
(d) His fists.

5. What instrument does Gabriele play?
(a) The violin.
(b) The clarinet.
(c) The piano.
(d) The organ.

6. Why does the pianist ultimately stop playing in Chapter 8?
(a) The sleigh ride returns.
(b) Mr. Spinell gets bored.
(c) She faints.
(d) Dr. Leander makes her stop.

7. How is Mr. Spinell's letter described stylistically?
(a) Crude and unpolished.
(b) Polished and dynamic.
(c) Difficult to read.
(d) Subtle and finely worded.

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

9. Why does Mr. Spinell say that he refers to Mr. Kloterjahn as he does?
(a) Because he has a habit of exaggerating things.
(b) Because he wants to insult him.
(c) Because he hates Mr. Kloterjahn.
(d) Because it is his vocation to call things by their true names.

10. What is Mr. Kloterjahn going to do when he gets back home?
(a) Consult with his lawyer to find some recourse against Mr. Spinell.
(b) Order coffee with buttered rolls.
(c) Take a nap.
(d) Write a letter in response to Mr. Spinell.

11. What reason does Dr. Leander cite for transferring Gabriele's care?
(a) Dr. Muller is a better doctor than him.
(b) He is taking a vacation.
(c) He is retiring.
(d) His excessive workload.

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

13. What patients are in Dr. Muller’s care?
(a) None.
(b) Those with stomach complaints.
(c) The terminally ill and the least serious cases.
(d) Just the terminally ill cases.

14. Where did Gabriele first meet her husband?
(a) At her father’s store.
(b) In the garden.
(c) At Mr. Kloterjahn’s store.
(d) At the sanitarium.

15. When does Gabriele start to worsen again in Chapter 9?
(a) Two days after playing the piano.
(b) A week after after playing the piano.
(c) The day after playing the piano.
(d) That day she after plays the piano.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Mrs. Kloterjahn's treatment faring by Chapter 7?

2. What does Mr. Kloterjahn say the girls were really doing in the garden?

3. How does Mr. Kloterjahn say he responded to Mr. Spinell’s letter?

4. Why does Mrs. Spatz leave in Chapter 8?

5. What does Mr. Spinell write is his reason for writing a letter in Chapter 10?

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