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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. 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.

2. What surprises Hofmiller about Dr. Condor's home?
(a) It is the house in which Hofmiller had grown up.
(b) It is decorated badly.
(c) It is a large mansion.
(d) It is in a poorer section of town.

3. Who do Dr. Condor and Hofmiller decide will tell the family the truth?
(a) Ilona.
(b) The doctor who is working on the new treatment.
(c) Dr. Condor.
(d) Hofmiller.

4. How does Hofmiller react to the revelation about Edith's feelings for him?
(a) He tells Edith that he loves her too.
(b) He tells Ilona he feels only pity for Edith.
(c) He confesses to Ilona that he loves her, not Edith.
(d) He asks Kekesfalva for Edith's hand in marriage.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of deal does Kekesfalva offer Hofmiller?

2. What is Balinkay's relationship with Hofmiller's regiment?

3. Why is Edith so excited when Hofmiller arrives at the house the morning after his dinner with Dr. Condor?

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

5. Why is Dr. Condor's wife upset with his patients?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hofmiller see suicide as the only solution to his problems?

2. Why does Hofmiller initially refuse Kekesfalva's request that he marry Edith in return for Kekesfalva giving him his entire fortune?

3. What does Dr. Condor tell Hofmiller about the new treatment that makes his lies even worse?

4. What event occurs to put a damper on Hofmiller's happiness when he returns to his barracks after the trip to the horse farm?

5. What is Edith's suggested solution when Hofmiller convinces her that he cannot afford the trip to the sanitarium?

6. What happens at the end of the book to make Hofmiller realize he'll never be free of his guilt?

7. How does Dr. Condor come to the conclusion that Hofmiller is planning to flee rather than facing up to his situation with Edith and her family?

8. Why does Dr. Condor think that if Hofmiller runs away from his situation with Edith, he will essentially be committing murder?

9. Why does Hofmiller not admit that he has exaggerated the potential for the new treatment to cure Edith?

10. How does Edith use the threat of suicide in an attempt to influence Hofmiller?

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