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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Page 182 through 223..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dr. Condor tell Hofmiller about the contraptions and treatments he has been providing for Edith?
(a) He says they are helping Edith make steady progress.
(b) He says they have not been helpful, but he continues using them because they give the family hope.
(c) He confesses that their main purpose is to enable him to continue billing Kekesfalva large sums of money.
(d) He says they have not helped yet, but he is confident that they will lead to a cure eventually.

2. When telling him about the potential treatment for Edith, what does Hofmiller finally end up promising Kekesfalva?
(a) He promises that he'll take care of Edith if Kekesfalva dies.
(b) He promises that Edith will get well very soon.
(c) He promises that he'll marry Edith.
(d) He promises that he'll accompany Edith to France so she can get the new treatment.

3. After leaving the military, what did Balinkay do?
(a) Write a novel.
(b) Open a bakery.
(c) Marry a wealthy widow.
(d) Move to the United States.

4. Once he is aware of her love for him, what is Edith afraid Hofmiller will do?
(a) Tell all his friends that she declared her love for him.
(b) Leave his regiment to avoid seeing her.
(c) Ignore her.
(d) Run away with Ilona.

5. Dr. Condor says he realizes that Hofmiller lied about the treatment out of what emotion?
(a) Pity.
(b) Fear.
(c) Love.
(d) Anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. After asking Hofmiller to talk to Dr. Condor about Edith, why does Kekesfalva want to rush back to the house?

2. How does Edith find out that Hofmiller had been playing cards rather than inspecting a horse when he failed to show up at the castle?

3. What does Hofmiller say is the most startling thing that happens to him the night of his conversation with Dr. Condor?

4. To celebrate the cure Dr. Condor has found, to what location do Edith and Ilona plan an outing?

5. What two reasons does Hofmiller give for his inability to join the family on the trip to the sanitarium?

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