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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Page 76 through 112..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Kekesfalva ask Hofmiller to be present when Dr. Condor comes to the castle and speak to him about Edith's condition?
(a) Kekesfalva wants to fire Dr. Condor from Edith's case but wants to avoid confronting him, so he asks Hofmiller to do it.
(b) Kekesfalva isn't sure Dr. Condor is being completely honest with him about Edith's condition and chances for improvement.
(c) Hofmiller tells Kekesfalva he is experiencing severe back pain and Kekesfalva thinks Dr. Condor might be able to help.
(d) Kekesfalva wants Dr. Condor to give up his other patients and devote all his time to Edith, and he wants Hofmiller to ask how much he'd expect to be paid to do that.

2. Princess Orosvar left her entire estate to Fraulein Annette Beate Dietzenhof. What had been their relationship?
(a) Dietzenhof was the daughter of her closest friend.
(b) Dietzenhof had been her companion and assistant.
(c) Dietzenhof was her illegitimate daughter.
(d) Dietzenhof was her oldest friend from childhood.

3. 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) He doesn't want his friends to build a relationship with the family and become his rival for their affections.
(b) Kekesfalva asks him to keep the relationship a secret.
(c) He thinks they don't fit together.
(d) He thinks Kekesfalva will think less of him if he realizes that he is a low-ranking officer in the military.

4. How does Hofmiller perceive Edith after their first two meetings?
(a) He finds her dull and boring.
(b) He thinks she's the most beautiful woman he's ever seen.
(c) He is immediately attracted to her and wants to court her.
(d) He sees her as an invalid who needs to be comforted and protected.

5. While riding a train one night, Kekesfalva overheard a conversation about Princess Orosvar. What had her lifestyle been like during the last years of her life?
(a) She was known for giving away huge amounts of her fortune to deserving charities.
(b) She had been living in poverty until she married a wealthy man.
(c) She lived in a large home in France, surrounded by her husband and children.
(d) She had been cantankerous and self-absorbed, living in luxury and ignoring the overtures of her relatives.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dietzenhof eventually tell Kekesfalva she wanted to do with her estate?

2. What is Hofmiller most afraid of when he realizes his blunder in asking Edith to dance?

3. Although Hofmiller is torn about whether or not he wants to continue seeing Edith and her family, what precipitates his decision to return to their home?

4. What did Orosvar's relatives promise Dietzenhof to get her to sign everything except the Kekesfalva estate over to them?

5. Why was Kekesfalva so abrupt with Dietzenhof when he first arrived at the house?

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