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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens to Kekesfalva after Edith's death?
(a) He joins the military.
(b) He sells his property and moves to France.
(c) He tries to kill Hofmiller.
(d) He dies within a few days.

3. Why does Hofmiller eventually decide to open the letter from Edith?
(a) He is overcome with curiosity.
(b) She arrives at his barracks and demands that he open it.
(c) Kekesfalva arrives and demands that he open it.
(d) He is afraid she will harm herself and he'll be blamed.

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

5. 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 a large mansion.
(d) It is in a poorer section of town.

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

7. Why does Hofmiller think it might benefit Edith to continue believing the lie about the new cure?
(a) He thinks people will be nicer to her if they believe she'll get better soon.
(b) He thinks her optimism might give her the strength to improve her condition.
(c) He thinks it will stop her bursts of anger and rudeness.
(d) He thinks she is more likely to fall in love with him if she believes she'll be cured.

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

9. What happens when Hofmiller is unable to concentrate while he's on duty?
(a) He is called out for giving incorrect commands and dismissed from the field.
(b) He gets separated from his regiment and becomes lost.
(c) Some of his men are killed in battle.
(d) He falls off his horse and is injured.

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

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

12. Who is the one person Dr. Condor is certain he has saved?
(a) Hofmiller.
(b) Kekesfalva.
(c) His wife.
(d) Edith.

13. What does Hofmiller think Edith should be focusing on?
(a) Planning their wedding.
(b) Making arrangements to travel to the sanitarium.
(c) Finding someone else to love.
(d) Recovering from her condition.

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

15. What is the mood at the castle when Hofmiller arrives the morning after telling Kekesfalva about the new cure ?
(a) Angry.
(b) Somber and depressed.
(c) Happy and jovial.
(d) Frustrated.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What form of transportation do Hofmiller and the Kekesfalvas take on their day trip?

3. The book he is reading prompts Hofmiller to wonder if he is strong enough to do what?

4. Which of the following does Hofmiller think is worse?

5. After learning Edith is in love with him, what does Ilona help Hofmiller do?

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