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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Page 113 through 151..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Hofmiller tell Kekesfalva about the promising new treatment Dr. Condor mentioned?
(a) He feels pity for Kekesfalva and knows he will not be satisfied unless Hofmiller gives him some promising news.
(b) Hofmiller hopes to take credit for finding out about the treatment if it proves effective for Edith.
(c) Kekesfalva says Dr. Condor had mentioned it previously and now he wants more details.
(d) Kekesfalva had read about the treatment in the newspaper and wants to know if Dr. Condor has looked into it.

2. According to the book's introduction by Joan Acocella, why was the author, Stefan Zweig, so interested in the inner workings of the human mind?
(a) He was a friend of Sigmund Freud.
(b) He was trained as a psychiatrist.
(c) He read a great deal about psychology.
(d) His father was a psychiatrist.

3. What does Dr. Condor tell Hofmiller is his chief concern about the Kekesfalva family?
(a) He thinks Edith is getting worse and soon will be confined to a wheelchair.
(b) He is worried about Kekesfalva's deteriorating health.
(c) He thinks Ilona isn't a good influence on Edith.
(d) He is concerned that Edith spends too much time alone.

4. 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) He feels ashamed because he and his men can gallop freely while Edith cannot enjoy such pleasures.
(d) The terrain is too hilly for galloping.

5. What did Kekesfalva do to ensure his plan to buy Dietzenhof's estate would move forward?
(a) He put a "for sale" sign on the front lawn.
(b) He locked Dietzenhof in the basement until he could finalize the paperwork.
(c) He took Dietzenhof to Vienna immediately to finalize the deal.
(d) He had Dietzenhof sign a confidentiality agreement.

Short Answer Questions

1. Princess Orosvar left her entire estate to Fraulein Annette Beate Dietzenhof. What had been their relationship?

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

3. What did Orosvar's relatives promise Dietzenhof to get her to sign everything except the Kekesfalva estate over to them?

4. In the introduction, Zweig says his depiction of Kekesfalva's early life and the discrimination he felt is based on what?

5. Why did Dietzenhof follow Kekesfalva's advice about selling her property without question?

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