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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Is Dr. Condor actively pursuing a cure for Edith?
(a) Yes, he has just received funding for a new research project he is conducting in his own lab.
(b) Yes, he is trying to get in touch with a doctor who has a promising new treatment for paralysis.
(c) No, he has no hope of a cure, but has not told the family how he feels.
(d) Yes, he is planning a trip to the United States to pursue some new possibilities.

2. When does Hofmiller find Edith most attractive?
(a) When she flirts with other men.
(b) When she flirts with him.
(c) When she talks about horses.
(d) When she is happy.

3. After they are alone following dinner at the castle, what does Dr. Condor tell Hofmiller he finds frustrating about Kekesfalva?
(a) He pesters him constantly about Edith, asking the same questions over and over.
(b) He doesn't seem to take an interest in Edith's condition.
(c) He doesn't seem to respect Dr. Condor's medical opinions.
(d) When Dr. Condor arrives for appointments, Kekesfalva often isn't there.

4. How does Edith react when Josef, the butler, comes to take her for her exercises?
(a) She flies into a rage and insists on walking by herself although it's very difficult.
(b) She asks Hofmiller to go with her and help with the exercises.
(c) She refuses to go with him.
(d) She insists that a wheelchair be brought.

5. At what point is Hofmiller comfortable giving his men the orders to resume galloping?
(a) When his men begin to question his decision.
(b) When they are no longer in view of Edith's home and there is no danger of her seeing them.
(c) When his commanding officer orders him to do so.
(d) When he sees another group of soldiers ahead and wants to catch up with them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Hofmiller and Kekesfalva end their conversation about the potential new cure for Edith?

2. What kind of personality did Dietzenhof have?

3. What does Dr. Condor tell Hofmiller about incurable illnesses?

4. How did Dietzenhof change after marrying Kekesfalva?

5. How does Hofmiller feel after learning about Kekesfalva's past?

Short Essay Questions

1. Although Edith often seems to behave childishly with regard to her disability, how does her talk with Hofmiller about his failure to appear for dinner show her maturity?

2. Why does Kekesfalva want Hofmiller to talk with Dr. Condor about Edith's condition rather than talking to the doctor himself?

3. Describe how Kekesfalva got off on the wrong foot with Dietzenhof when they first met.

4. Describe Dr. Condor's feelings about the nature of so-called incurable illnesses.

5. After having a chance to speak with each other privately, how do Hofmiller and Dr. Condor change their initial impressions of each other?

6. How does Hofmiller realize that the pity he feels for Edith is already beginning to poison him?

7. Why does Hofmiller attach so much importance to Kekesfalva's request that he speak to Dr. Condor?

8. Why did Kekesfalva not simply flee with the money he received from Dietzenhof after he bought the property from her?

9. What is the difference between how Hofmiller initially feels about Ilona and how he feels about Edith?

10. What is Dr. Condor's initial assessment of Edith's current medical condition?

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