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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. After asking Hofmiller to talk to Dr. Condor about Edith, why does Kekesfalva want to rush back to the house?
(a) He is expecting other guests and needs to get back in time to greet them.
(b) He doesn't want to be late for dinner.
(c) He is afraid Edith will be suspicious about what they'd been talking about.
(d) Edith has not been feeling well and he doesn't want to leave her alone too long.

2. What pretense did Kekesfalva use for coming to the house to talk with Dietzenhof?
(a) He posed as an insurance agent.
(b) He pretended to be a gardener.
(c) He posed as an attorney.
(d) He pretended to be a real estate agent.

3. How does Edith react when Josef, the butler, comes to take her for her exercises?
(a) She asks Hofmiller to go with her and help with the exercises.
(b) She refuses to go with him.
(c) She flies into a rage and insists on walking by herself although it's very difficult.
(d) She insists that a wheelchair be brought.

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

5. What does Hofmiller do when he arrives at the castle and finds Edith sleeping on the terrace?
(a) He goes quietly into the house so he won't wake her.
(b) He takes the opportunity to look at her more carefully and feels an overwhelming rush of pity for her.
(c) He wakes her to explain his absence the previous night.
(d) He sits down to read a book until she wakes up.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Hofmiller uncomfortable when he first arrives at the dinner party?

2. When Hofmiller is training with his men the morning following his tea with Edith, why does he order them to stop galloping and trot their horses?

3. Why does Kekesfalva ask Hofmiller to be present when Dr. Condor comes to the castle and speak to him about Edith's condition?

4. Why did Princess Orosvar cut her relatives out of her will?

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

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