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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. When Hofmiller visits the Kekesfalva family after their trip, what does he bring with him?
(a) Tickets for their trip.
(b) Flowers.
(c) A book.
(d) A letter from Dr. Condor.

2. Who talks Hofmiller out of his plan?
(a) Colonel Bubencic.
(b) Ilona.
(c) Dr. Condor.
(d) Kekesfalva.

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

4. What does Condor ask Hofmiller to do about his situation with Edith?
(a) Continue to act normally with Edith for a week, and tell him immediately if anything happened to upset Edith.
(b) Ask Edith to marry him even if he doesn't love her.
(c) Follow through with his plan to leave the military and move far from the Kekesfalva family.
(d) Tell Edith the truth about his feelings immediately and face the consequences.

5. Why is Hofmiller upset and angry when he is told that the family has delayed its trip to the sanitarium for a few days?
(a) He's afraid winter weather will have arrived by the time they leave.
(b) There is now no end in sight to his uncomfortable situation with Edith.
(c) He had been looking forward to accompanying the family on the trip because it would be a vacation for him.
(d) A delay in the trip means it will be that much longer before Edith is finally cured and able to walk.

Short Answer Questions

1. In her second letter to him, what does Edith tell Hofmiller to do?

2. What is awaiting Hofmiller when he returns to his barracks after his trip with the Kekesfalvas?

3. What does Dr. Condor think will happen if Hofmiller simply flees to escape his situation with Edith?

4. When Hofmiller tells Dr. Condor about Edith's kiss and her letter, why is Condor angry with himself?

5. To celebrate the cure Dr. Condor has found, to what location do Edith and Ilona plan an outing?

Short Essay Questions

1. At one point in the book's last section, Hofmiller believes he has resolved his dilemma by agreeing to marry Edith if she recovers from her disability, believing that it will never be an issue because she won't recover. What does Edith do to burst his bubble?

2. What does Dr. Condor tell Hofmiller about the nature of pity?

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

4. How does an unforeseen and unrelated political event lead to Edith's suicide?

5. How does Hofmiller react when Edith angrily asks why he bothers coming to see her and her family?

6. Describe the many changes in Edith's mood during the trip to the horse farm.

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

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

9. In her first note to Hofmiller after her love for him has been revealed, what does Edith want from him?

10. How might Hofmiller have resolved his situation during his visit to the castle, after seeing the family's excitement about the potential new treatment?

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