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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. 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 oldest friend from childhood.
(d) Dietzenhof was her illegitimate daughter.

2. After Kekesfalva speaks privately to Hofmiller about talking to Dr. Condor, what is Edith's mood when the two men return to the house?
(a) She is excited that Hofmiller is going to ask Dr. Condor about her prospects for improvement.
(b) She seems to suspect that they've been talking about her, and she's quiet and moody for the rest of the evening.
(c) She is cheerful and happy that Hofmiller has come for dinner.
(d) She is angry and demands to know what they've been discussing.

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

4. Why is Hofmiller uncomfortable when he first arrives at the dinner party?
(a) He is dressed inappropriately.
(b) He arrives an hour early.
(c) He arrives late and doesn't know any of the other guests.
(d) He doesn't like the food that is being served.

5. What initially interested Kekesfalva about the estate Dietzenhof had inherited?
(a) He knew the estate contained some valuable art and wanted to see if he could buy it cheaply.
(b) He hoped to buy the castle from Dietzenhof.
(c) He'd grown up near the castle and wanted to see the inside.
(d) He owned an auction house and wanted to see if Dietzenhof needed his services.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Hofmiller do after Ilona explains the reason Edith became so upset at the dinner party?

4. How does Hofmiller perceive Edith after their first two meetings?

5. How does Ilona initially react to seeing Hofmiller in the street after he does not appear for dinner as has become his custom?

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