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Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hofmiller fill about Edith and Ilona after spending a few evenings in their company?
(a) He cares for them as if they are his sisters.
(b) He admires Kekesfalva, but doesn't like either of the women.
(c) He is in love with Edith.
(d) He is in love with Ilona.

2. Why does Edith keep secret pictures of dancers?
(a) She sells them to make extra money.
(b) She loved dancing before her accident.
(c) Her father doesn't approve of the pictures, so she keeps them hidden.
(d) She hopes to become an artist.

3. Why did Princess Orosvar cut her relatives out of her will?
(a) She learned that she had been adopted and they were not related to her by blood.
(b) She disowned them after marrying into another family.
(c) 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.
(d) She disagreed with their political views.

4. What initially interested Kekesfalva about the estate Dietzenhof had inherited?
(a) He hoped to buy the castle from Dietzenhof.
(b) He knew the estate contained some valuable art and wanted to see if he could buy it cheaply.
(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.

5. When Ilona asks Hofmiller why he did not come to the castle, what lie does he tell her?
(a) He says he fell asleep and didn't wake up until it was too late.
(b) He says his parents had arrived unexpectedly for a visit.
(c) He admits that he simply did not want to come.
(d) He says he had to inspect a horse his Colonel wanted to buy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the introduction, in what way did Zweig's life mirror that of his main character, Hofmiller?

3. Why is Edith happy, rather than upset, when a new maid reacts in horror to the fact that she is disabled?

4. How does Edith react when she receives Hofmiller's flowers?

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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