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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Page 223 through 273..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Dr. Condor treat his wife?
(a) With rudeness and impatience.
(b) With tenderness and patience.
(c) He ignores her.
(d) With disdain.

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

3. 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?
(a) He thinks his men aren't skilled enough to gallop.
(b) He wants to make less noise.
(c) The terrain is too hilly for galloping.
(d) He feels ashamed because he and his men can gallop freely while Edith cannot enjoy such pleasures.

4. Why did Dietzenhof follow Kekesfalva's advice about selling her property without question?
(a) She knew nothing about business matters or investments, so she put her trust in him completely.
(b) She checked his credentials and was convinced he could be trusted.
(c) The papers he asked her to sign were in a foreign language and she didn't understand what she was signing.
(d) He threatened to harm her if she didn't follow his instructions.

5. Why is Edith happy, rather than upset, when a new maid reacts in horror to the fact that she is disabled?
(a) Her father wants her to hide her disability, but Edith wants others to know about it.
(b) It is an honest, human reaction, as opposed to the coddling she usually receives from others.
(c) She finds the maid's reaction funny.
(d) She thinks the maid will wait on her more if she feels sorry for her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Condor tell Hofmiller they must do about Hofmiller's lie to the Kekesfalvas?

2. What two reasons does Hofmiller give for his inability to join the family on the trip to the sanitarium?

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

4. What does Dr. Condor tell Hofmiller is his chief concern about the Kekesfalva family?

5. When Hofmiller imagines Edith cured of her disability, what does he picture her doing?

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