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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Edith feel after Hofmiller tells her about his financial condition?
(a) She doesn't believe he's telling the truth.
(b) She is sympathetic and offers him money.
(c) She is embarrassed because he buys her such nice flowers.
(d) She is angry that he hasn't told her this before.

2. Why does Condor not trust Hofmiller to make his situation with Edith right again?
(a) He has a bad reputation among his regiment.
(b) Hofmiller won't look him in the eye.
(c) His emotions are too volatile.
(d) He knows Hofmiller talked with Balinkay about leaving the military.

3. What surprise gift does Edith give to Hofmiller?
(a) A beautiful horse.
(b) A rare book.
(c) An engagement ring.
(d) A house.

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

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

6. How does Edith react when Hofmiller does not respond to her story the way she wants?
(a) She throws him out of the house.
(b) She complains to her father.
(c) She becomes angry and says he'll be free when they leave for the sanitarium.
(d) She begs him to treat her better.

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

8. How does Ilona think Hofmiller feels about Edith?
(a) She thinks he doesn't respect her.
(b) She thinks he is only after her money.
(c) She thinks he returns her love.
(d) She thinks he pities her.

9. Later on the night following their trip, from whom does Hofmiller receive a note?
(a) His father.
(b) Ilona.
(c) Kekesfalva.
(d) Edith.

10. 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) Continue to act normally with Edith for a week, and tell him immediately if anything happened to upset Edith.
(c) Tell Edith the truth about his feelings immediately and face the consequences.
(d) Follow through with his plan to leave the military and move far from the Kekesfalva family.

11. To celebrate the cure Dr. Condor has found, to what location do Edith and Ilona plan an outing?
(a) A museum.
(b) Kekesfalva's childhood home.
(c) A horse farm.
(d) An exclusive new restaurant.

12. Why does Edith decide not to go to the sanitarium or continue seeking a cure?
(a) She sees no point because Hofmiller doesn't love her.
(b) Hofmiller talks her out of it.
(c) Dr. Condor tells her the new treatment will not work for her.
(d) She doesn't want to be separated from Hofmiller for that long.

13. When returning from his evening with Ferencz and finding another letter from Edith, what is Hofmiller afraid of?
(a) That she is trying to trap him.
(b) That she has found someone else.
(c) That she has run away.
(d) That she has told her father that Hofmiller doesn't return her love.

14. After Edith is taken away, what does the butler ask Hofmiller to do?
(a) Take a cup of tea to Edith's room.
(b) Leave and never come back.
(c) Meet Kekesfalva in his study.
(d) Stay and wait for Ilona.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of the section beginning on page 223, Ferencz comes to take Hofmiller to what event?

2. What kind of deal does Kekesfalva offer Hofmiller?

3. What happens when Hofmiller is unable to concentrate while he's on duty?

4. Dr. Condor says he realizes that Hofmiller lied about the treatment out of what emotion?

5. What surprises Hofmiller about Dr. Condor's home?

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