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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Page 151 through 182..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hofmiller find when he arrives back at his barracks after his first meeting with Dr. Condor?
(a) Kekesfalva is waiting for him.
(b) His commanding officer is waiting for him.
(c) Edith is waiting for him.
(d) Ilona is waiting for him.

2. How does Dr. Condor describe Kekesfalva's background?
(a) He was the only child of wealthy parents.
(b) He grew up as a poor Jew named Leopold Kanitz.
(c) He was born into a family with royal connections.
(d) He grew up in a German orphanage.

3. Later on the night following their trip, from whom does Hofmiller receive a note?
(a) Kekesfalva.
(b) His father.
(c) Edith.
(d) Ilona.

4. What is awaiting Hofmiller when he returns to his barracks after his trip with the Kekesfalvas?
(a) A visit from his father.
(b) A telegram from Dr. Condor.
(c) An invitation to a wedding.
(d) A package from Kekesfalva.

5. In the introduction, Zweig says his depiction of Kekesfalva's early life and the discrimination he felt is based on what?
(a) It is based on the experience of Eastern Jews.
(b) It is based on the experiences of characters in his favorite novels.
(c) It is based on his parents' experience.
(d) It is based on his own experience.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Hofmiller so pleased about Kekesfalva's request that he speak to Dr. Condor about Edith?

2. From whom did Kekesfalva learn to read and write?

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

4. When does Hofmiller find Edith most attractive?

5. When Kekesfalva apologizes for his daughter's rude behavior, how does he describe Edith when she was a child?

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