1. What kind of personality did Dietzenhof have?
(a) She was timid and meek.
(b) She had a strong, forceful personality.
(c) She was silly and frivolous.
(d) She was flirtatious.

2. How does Hofmiller react when he sees Ilona in the street after taking a night away from the family to play cards with his friends?
(a) He seems embarrassed and tries to avoid her.
(b) He is excited about the opportunity to introduce her to his friends.
(c) He is thrilled to see her on his own turf and asks her to go for a walk or to the patisserie.
(d) He is upset that she has apparently left Edith alone.

3. 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 lived in a large home in France, surrounded by her husband and children.
(b) She was known for giving away huge amounts of her fortune to deserving charities.
(c) She had been living in poverty until she married a wealthy man.
(d) She had been cantankerous and self-absorbed, living in luxury and ignoring the overtures of her relatives.

4. Why did Princess Orosvar cut her relatives out of her will?
(a) She disagreed with their political views.
(b) She learned that she had been adopted and they were not related to her by blood.
(c) She disowned them after marrying into another family.
(d) She learned that while she had been seriously ill, they had fought among themselves about who would get what portions of her estate as they waited for her to die.

5. Why was Kekesfalva so abrupt with Dietzenhof when he first arrived at the house?
(a) He assumed she was a somewhat dim-witted servant.
(b) She reminded him of his sister, with whom he did not get along.
(c) He was running late and afraid he'd miss his train back to the city.
(d) He didn't respect women in general.