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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Page 182 through 223..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Kekesfalva speaks privately to Hofmiller about talking to Dr. Condor, what is Edith's mood when the two men return to the house?
(a) She is excited that Hofmiller is going to ask Dr. Condor about her prospects for improvement.
(b) She is angry and demands to know what they've been discussing.
(c) She seems to suspect that they've been talking about her, and she's quiet and moody for the rest of the evening.
(d) She is cheerful and happy that Hofmiller has come for dinner.

2. After learning Edith is in love with him, what does Ilona help Hofmiller do?
(a) Buy an engagement ring for Edith.
(b) Figure out how to transfer to a different unit to get away from Edith.
(c) Decide when to ask for her hand in marriage.
(d) Sneak out of the house.

3. What aspect of Hofmiller's background makes him especially grateful for the warm welcome he continues to receive at the Kekesfalva's home?
(a) He has been brought up in military institutions, so he loves the homey feeling of their house and family.
(b) He has been brought up in a wealthy home, so he feels comfortable and at ease with the family's wealth.
(c) He has been raised in an orphanage, so he begins to think of Kekesfalva as a father figure.
(d) His parents are servants of a wealthy family, so he likes turning the tables by having servants wait on him.

4. Why does Hofmiller try to keep his two worlds - his life in the military and his relationship with the Kekesfalva family - separate from each other?
(a) Kekesfalva asks him to keep the relationship a secret.
(b) He thinks they don't fit together.
(c) He thinks Kekesfalva will think less of him if he realizes that he is a low-ranking officer in the military.
(d) He doesn't want his friends to build a relationship with the family and become his rival for their affections.

5. Why is Edith happy, rather than upset, when a new maid reacts in horror to the fact that she is disabled?
(a) Her father wants her to hide her disability, but Edith wants others to know about it.
(b) She finds the maid's reaction funny.
(c) She thinks the maid will wait on her more if she feels sorry for her.
(d) It is an honest, human reaction, as opposed to the coddling she usually receives from others.

Short Answer Questions

1. Following the revelation of her love for him, what does Edith initially ask Hofmiller to do?

2. After Dietzenhof completed the sale of the property without realizing Kekesfalva was the actual buyer, what caused him to begin to feel guilty about taking advantage of her?

3. When Ilona asks Hofmiller why he did not come to the castle, what lie does he tell her?

4. How does Hofmiller respond when Edith says her father can pay for his trip?

5. How did Dietzenhof respond when Kekesfalva told her that she could probably get about 150,000 crowns for the estate?

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