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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dr. Condor think will happen if Hofmiller simply flees to escape his situation with Edith?
(a) Edith will kill herself.
(b) Edith will transfer her affections to him.
(c) Kekesfalva will track Hofmiller down and kill him.
(d) Hofmiller will be arrested for abandoning his regiment.

2. At the beginning of the section beginning on page 223, Ferencz comes to take Hofmiller to what event?
(a) A birthday party.
(b) A dinner with his regiment.
(c) The theater.
(d) Dinner at Kekesfalva's home.

3. Why was Balinkay at the Excelsior Hotel in Cairo when he met his wife?
(a) He was having a drink at the bar with some friends.
(b) He was waiting tables there.
(c) He owned the hotel.
(d) He was a guest there.

4. When he arrives at the castle the morning after telling Kekesfalva about the new treatment, what does Hofmiller learn Kekesfalva did during the night that upsets him?
(a) He decided Hofmiller was no longer welcome at his home.
(b) He fired his entire staff.
(c) He woke Edith to tell her about the miracle cure Hofmiller had discussed with Dr. Condor.
(d) He made arrangements for Hofmiller to be transferred to another unit.

5. Seeing Edith's happiness, to whom does Hofmiller compare himself?
(a) God.
(b) Dr. Condor.
(c) Kekesfalva.
(d) A great general.

6. What form of transportation do Hofmiller and the Kekesfalvas take on their day trip?
(a) A private jet.
(b) A horse drawn carriage.
(c) A limo.
(d) A train.

7. After Edith's fall, where does Hofmiller go first?
(a) To a tavern.
(b) To his barracks.
(c) To the train station.
(d) To Dr. Condor's house.

8. What does Hofmiller do while Edith plays with the new foals?
(a) He sneaks into the barn for a nap.
(b) He calls his commanding officer.
(c) He rides wild horses.
(d) He calls Dr. Condor.

9. How does Dr. Condor treat his wife?
(a) With tenderness and patience.
(b) With disdain.
(c) With rudeness and impatience.
(d) He ignores her.

10. 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) Make up a bigger lie to cover up for the first one.
(c) Tell the family the truth about the new treatment.
(d) Find another treatment that might help Edith.

11. Who tells Hofmiller's friends that he is engaged to Edith?
(a) The Colonel.
(b) The local apothecary.
(c) Dr. Condor.
(d) Kekesfalva.

12. What does Hofmiller admit is his greatest fear in this situation with Edith?
(a) Looking ridiculous.
(b) That he will lose Kekesfalva's friendship.
(c) That Kekesfalva will hurt him.
(d) That Edith will be hurt.

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

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 pressures him for more details about the potential cure.
(c) She expresses concern about her father's health.
(d) She says she thinks Dr. Condor's treatment is finally working for her.

15. What does Hofmiller learn about the extent of Edith's despair at the idea that she might never be well?
(a) She has lost her faith in God.
(b) She has attempted suicide in the past.
(c) She blames her father for her condition.
(d) She once tried to kill Dr. Condor in a fit of rage.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Realizing the predicament his lies have caused, what does Hofmiller decide to do?

3. Why is Hofmiller upset and angry when he is told that the family has delayed its trip to the sanitarium for a few days?

4. In her second letter to him, what does Edith tell Hofmiller to do?

5. What does Condor ask Hofmiller to do about his situation with Edith?

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