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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. How does Ilona initially react to seeing Hofmiller in the street after he does not appear for dinner as has become his custom?
(a) She asks him to take her out for a drink.
(b) She is delighted to see him and greets him warmly and affectionately.
(c) She says she's in a hurry and tries to rush away from him.
(d) She ignores him and begins to flirt with his friends.

2. When Hofmiller imagines Edith cured of her disability, what does he picture her doing?
(a) Galloping on horseback and greeting him at the door when he arrives to visit.
(b) Dancing and going for long walks beside the river.
(c) Walking down the aisle at her wedding.
(d) Running happily through fields of flowers.

3. How does Hofmiller fill about Edith and Ilona after spending a few evenings in their company?
(a) He cares for them as if they are his sisters.
(b) He is in love with Ilona.
(c) He is in love with Edith.
(d) He admires Kekesfalva, but doesn't like either of the women.

4. How does Edith react when she receives Hofmiller's flowers?
(a) She invites him to tea.
(b) She asks her father to invite him for dinner.
(c) She phones him to say thanks.
(d) She returns the flowers with an angry note.

5. How did Kekesfalva initially begin to manipulate Dietzenhof in order to gain control of her inheritance?
(a) He talked about the dangers facing a woman living alone.
(b) He talked about how much trouble it was to own property.
(c) He talked about how much better the weather was in the south of France than in Vienna.
(d) He criticized the home's décor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens at the second dinner that makes Hofmiller feel especially happy and powerful?

2. When Hofmiller is training with his men the morning following his tea with Edith, why does he order them to stop galloping and trot their horses?

3. After they are alone following dinner at the castle, what does Dr. Condor tell Hofmiller he finds frustrating about Kekesfalva?

4. Sitting in the café alone after buying Dietzenhof's property, how did Kekesfalva decide to handle his guilt over tricking her?

5. What does Dr. Condor tell Hofmiller was his initial opinion about why Hofmiller has become friends with Kekesfalva and his family?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the early weeks of his relationship with the Kekesfalva family, how does Hofmiller's friendship with them affect his relationship with his fellow soldiers?

2. How does Hofmiller's report to Kekesfalva differ from the actual information he was given by Dr. Condor?

3. How does learning about his past affect Hofmiller's feelings about Kekesfalva?

4. Briefly describe how Kekesfalva began his rise from poverty to wealth.

5. Why do you think Edith flies into a rage when Josef, the butler, comes to take her for her exercises?

6. Why does Kekesfalva become upset with Dr. Condor during their discussion of Edith's condition?

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

8. What is Hofmiller's real motivation in accepting Edith's invitation to tea?

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

10. Although Hofmiller finds himself enjoying his new sense of power and the comfort of being with with the Kekesfalva family, what keeps him from enjoying those feelings completely?

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