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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hofmiller ask Dr. Condor to tell Edith?
(a) That he has decided to leave the country.
(b) That he is in love with someone else.
(c) That he does not want to marry her under any circumstances.
(d) That he will marry her even if she does not recover.

2. What does Dr. Condor tell Hofmiller they must do about Hofmiller's lie to the Kekesfalvas?
(a) Get Edith to a doctor to try the new treatment.
(b) Find another treatment that might help Edith.
(c) Tell the family the truth about the new treatment.
(d) Make up a bigger lie to cover up for the first one.

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

4. The book he is reading prompts Hofmiller to wonder if he is strong enough to do what?
(a) Ride the wild horse Kekesfalva has given him.
(b) Continue his lie.
(c) Complete the rigorous training his unit is about to begin.
(d) Tell Kekesfalva the truth.

5. Which of the following does Hofmiller think is worse?
(a) Being loved by someone you don't love in return.
(b) Being loved by someone you're not allowed to see.
(c) Being in love with someone who loves someone else.
(d) Being in love with someone who doesn't love you.

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

7. How does Hofmiller react to the revelation about Edith's feelings for him?
(a) He tells Ilona he feels only pity for Edith.
(b) He tells Edith that he loves her too.
(c) He confesses to Ilona that he loves her, not Edith.
(d) He asks Kekesfalva for Edith's hand in marriage.

8. Why does Hofmiller initially believe he'll never have to marry Edith?
(a) He thinks she'll never recover physically and he'll be released from his promise.
(b) He thinks she'll turn him down if he proposes.
(c) He thinks Kekesfalva is angry with him and won't allow Edith to marry him.
(d) He plans to transfer to another regiment without telling the family.

9. What does Condor ask Hofmiller to do about his situation with Edith?
(a) Ask Edith to marry him even if he doesn't love her.
(b) Tell Edith the truth about his feelings immediately and face the consequences.
(c) Follow through with his plan to leave the military and move far from the Kekesfalva family.
(d) Continue to act normally with Edith for a week, and tell him immediately if anything happened to upset Edith.

10. How does Edith react to what the gypsy tells her?
(a) She listens quietly and walks away.
(b) She erupts in an angry tirade.
(c) She weeps with joy.
(d) She runs from the room in tears.

11. Why is the family delayed when they are returning home from their day trip?
(a) The road is blocked because of a wedding.
(b) Their transportation breaks down.
(c) They get lost.
(d) Hofmiller is late returning from his ride.

12. How does Hofmiller react when Edith tries to walk to him, but falls at his feet?
(a) He calls Dr. Condor to report the incident.
(b) He comes to her aid immediately.
(c) He calls for the butler to help lift her.
(d) He cringes back in embarrassment.

13. What is awaiting Hofmiller when he returns to his barracks after his trip with the Kekesfalvas?
(a) A visit from his father.
(b) A package from Kekesfalva.
(c) A telegram from Dr. Condor.
(d) An invitation to a wedding.

14. What book does Hofmiller read?
(a) The Bible.
(b) Grimm's Fairy Tales.
(c) A Tale of Two Cities.
(d) The Arabian Nights.

15. How does Hofmiller respond when Edith says her father can pay for his trip?
(a) He is skeptical and says she needs to talk to her father about it first.
(b) He becomes angry and says he refuses to be kept.
(c) He is grateful and thanks her profusely.
(d) He is excited because he wants very much to go.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Hofmiller's friends that he is engaged to Edith?

2. Why is Dr. Condor's wife upset with his patients?

3. After Edith is taken away following her fall, what does Hofmiller do?

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

5. How do Hofmiller and the Kekesfalvas handle the situation when their return home is delayed?

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