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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hofmiller learn about the family's upcoming plans?
(a) They are planning a dinner in his honor.
(b) They are planning a party for Edith's birthday.
(c) They are leaving in 10 days to pursue the new treatment.
(d) They are going to get a new doctor for Edith and fire Dr. Condor.

2. What does Edith give the gypsy?
(a) A secret note.
(b) An elaborately wrapped gift.
(c) A broach her mother had left to her.
(d) A large wad of money.

3. 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.

4. Why does Ilona tell Hofmiller he needs to be nice to Edith?
(a) He will miss her while she's away at the sanitarium.
(b) They have to appease her to keep her from having more outbursts.
(c) She doesn't have long to live.
(d) She always hates herself after she throws a tantrum.

5. Why is Dr. Condor's wife upset with his patients?
(a) They don't pay their bills on time.
(b) She thinks they take advantage of him and are ungrateful.
(c) She thinks many are not as sick as they claim to be.
(d) They show up late for appointments.

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 Edith commit suicide?
(a) She throws herself over the balcony.
(b) She jumps from the roof of the castle.
(c) She shoots herself with Hofmiller's gun.
(d) She takes a bottle of sleeping pills.

8. What does Hofmiller fear others will think of him if he marries Edith?
(a) That he married out of pity.
(b) That he isn't a good judge of women.
(c) That the marriage won't last.
(d) That he married only for money.

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

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

11. After learning Edith is in love with him, what does Ilona help Hofmiller do?
(a) Decide when to ask for her hand in marriage.
(b) Buy an engagement ring for Edith.
(c) Figure out how to transfer to a different unit to get away from Edith.
(d) Sneak out of the house.

12. How do Hofmiller and the Kekesfalvas handle the situation when their return home is delayed?
(a) They complain bitterly about the delay.
(b) They decide to stay over in a hotel.
(c) They find a different route home.
(d) They take part in the festivities.

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

14. What does Edith talk about with Hofmiller the morning after his conversation with Dr. Condor?
(a) She asks him if he's in love with her.
(b) She expresses concern about her father's health.
(c) She pressures him for more details about the potential cure.
(d) She says she thinks Dr. Condor's treatment is finally working for her.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Edith react when Hofmiller does not respond to her story the way she wants?

3. What does Hofmiller learn about the extent of Edith's despair at the idea that she might never be well?

4. When returning from his evening with Ferencz and finding another letter from Edith, what is Hofmiller afraid of?

5. How does Dr. Condor know Hofmiller told Kekesfalva about the new treatment?

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