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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Page 273 through 353..

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In her second letter to him, what does Edith tell Hofmiller to do?
(a) Go with her to see Dr. Condor.
(b) Come to the house immediately so they can talk.
(c) Never see her again.
(d) Not to come to the house and forget all about her previous letter.

3. What initially interested Kekesfalva about the estate Dietzenhof had inherited?
(a) He hoped to buy the castle from Dietzenhof.
(b) He owned an auction house and wanted to see if Dietzenhof needed his services.
(c) He knew the estate contained some valuable art and wanted to see if he could buy it cheaply.
(d) He'd grown up near the castle and wanted to see the inside.

4. What disability does Dr. Condor's wife have?
(a) She is deaf.
(b) She is unable to speak.
(c) She is blind.
(d) She has lost her left arm.

5. What surprises Hofmiller about Dr. Condor's home?
(a) It is the house in which Hofmiller had grown up.
(b) It is a large mansion.
(c) It is in a poorer section of town.
(d) It is decorated badly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does his decision to trot instead of gallop make Hofmiller realize about himself?

2. Why does Edith decide not to go to the sanitarium or continue seeking a cure?

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

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

5. How does Hofmiller feel when he wakes up the morning after telling Kekesfalva about the potential new cure?

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