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Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Hofmiller say he joined the military?
(a) It was his lifelong ambition.
(b) He hoped to become a general.
(c) His career was forced on him.
(d) He was drafted.

3. After Edith is taken away, what does the butler ask Hofmiller to do?
(a) Take a cup of tea to Edith's room.
(b) Meet Kekesfalva in his study.
(c) Stay and wait for Ilona.
(d) Leave and never come back.

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

5. What does Dr. Condor tell Hofmiller about incurable illnesses?
(a) He says Edith's condition is undoubtedly incurable.
(b) He says there is always hope because new cures are found routinely.
(c) He says that once a disease has been deemed incurable, there is no hope left.
(d) He says a cure will be found for Edith's condition within five years.

Short Answer Questions

1. The morning following the sale of the property, what surprising move did Kekesfalva make when he went to Dietzenhof's hotel?

2. What does Hofmiller think to himself about his decision not to gallop the horses?

3. Sitting in the café alone after buying Dietzenhof's property, how did Kekesfalva decide to handle his guilt over tricking her?

4. Why does Hofmiller think it might benefit Edith to continue believing the lie about the new cure?

5. Later on the night following their trip, from whom does Hofmiller receive a note?

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