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Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Kekesfalva asks Hofmiller about his conversation with Dr. Condor regarding Edith's condition, what does Hofmiller say at first?
(a) He says Dr. Condor spent most of the conversation telling him about Kekesfalva's own history.
(b) He simply assures him that everything will be OK and says he'll give him the details later.
(c) He says Dr. Condor refused to discuss Edith's condition with him.
(d) He says Dr. Condor thinks there is no hope for a cure.

2. How does Hofmiller fill about Edith and Ilona after spending a few evenings in their company?
(a) He is in love with Ilona.
(b) He is in love with Edith.
(c) He admires Kekesfalva, but doesn't like either of the women.
(d) He cares for them as if they are his sisters.

3. Why does Hofmiller hesitate when Kekesfalva insists that his driver take Hofmiller home on a rainy night?
(a) He thinks Kekesfalva is being too generous.
(b) He doesn't want Kekesfalva to know that he is planning to meet some friends rather than go home that night.
(c) He is concerned about how arriving in a luxury car will appear to his fellow soldiers.
(d) He enjoys walking in the rain.

4. When he arrives at the castle the morning after telling Kekesfalva about the new treatment, what does Hofmiller learn Kekesfalva did during the night that upsets him?
(a) He fired his entire staff.
(b) He made arrangements for Hofmiller to be transferred to another unit.
(c) He woke Edith to tell her about the miracle cure Hofmiller had discussed with Dr. Condor.
(d) He decided Hofmiller was no longer welcome at his home.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Princess Orosvar left her entire estate to Fraulein Annette Beate Dietzenhof. What had been their relationship?

2. How does Hofmiller feel after learning about Kekesfalva's past?

3. After they are alone following dinner at the castle, what does Dr. Condor tell Hofmiller he finds frustrating about Kekesfalva?

4. When talking about Edith's condition over dinner at the castle, what question does Dr. Condor ask that causes Kekesfalva to become upset and defensive?

5. 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?

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