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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. Is Dr. Condor actively pursuing a cure for Edith?
(a) Yes, he has just received funding for a new research project he is conducting in his own lab.
(b) Yes, he is planning a trip to the United States to pursue some new possibilities.
(c) Yes, he is trying to get in touch with a doctor who has a promising new treatment for paralysis.
(d) No, he has no hope of a cure, but has not told the family how he feels.

2. Why is Hofmiller so confused by the range of emotions Edith and her family brings forth in him?
(a) His psychiatrist can find no explanation for the sudden changes in him.
(b) He is getting conflicting advice from his friends.
(c) Before, he had simply lived for the present day and not been profoundly moved by anything or anyone.
(d) Edith is the first girl he's fallen in love with.

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) Kekesfalva asks him to keep the relationship a secret.
(b) He thinks they don't fit together.
(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.

4. During dinner with Hofmiller and Kekesfalva, what does Dr. Condor initially say about Edith's current condition?
(a) He says her leg strength has deteriorated considerably since his last visit.
(b) He says her exercises are going well, but that her mental state seems different.
(c) He says she's improved remarkably since his last visit.
(d) He says it's clear that she hasn't been doing her exercises as regularly as she should.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hofmiller fill about Edith and Ilona after spending a few evenings in their company?

2. After they are alone following dinner at the castle, what does Dr. Condor tell Hofmiller he finds frustrating about Kekesfalva?

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

4. Why does Edith not dance with Hofmiller?

5. What did Kekesfalva do to ensure his plan to buy Dietzenhof's estate would move forward?

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