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

2. How does Kekesfalva plan to repay Hofmiller for talking to Dr. Condor for him?
(a) He offers Hofmiller his own suite of rooms at the castle.
(b) He plans to pay Hofmiller the equivalent of a week's salary.
(c) He says he'll allow Hofmiller to court Edith.
(d) He says he'll introduce Hofmiller to high-ranking officials.

3. 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 goes quietly into the house so he won't wake her.
(c) He sits down to read a book until she wakes up.
(d) He takes the opportunity to look at her more carefully and feels an overwhelming rush of pity for her.

4. Hofmiller shows his friends a gift that Kekesfalva gave him. What is the item?
(a) A gold cigarette case.
(b) A gold pen.
(c) An expensive first-edition book.
(d) A silver flask.

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