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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 do Hofmiller and the Kekesfalvas handle the situation when their return home is delayed?
(a) They complain bitterly about the delay.
(b) They decide to stay over in a hotel.
(c) They find a different route home.
(d) They take part in the festivities.

2. During their day trip, why do Hofmiller and the family stop on the way to their destination?
(a) To attend mass.
(b) To eat dinner.
(c) To refuel their car.
(d) They are forced to stop because of road work.

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

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

5. What is the mood at the castle when Hofmiller arrives the morning after telling Kekesfalva about the new cure ?
(a) Somber and depressed.
(b) Angry.
(c) Frustrated.
(d) Happy and jovial.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hofmiller learn about the family's upcoming plans?

2. Why was Balinkay at the Excelsior Hotel in Cairo when he met his wife?

3. How does Ilona think Hofmiller feels about Edith?

4. After his promise to Kekesfalva, what is the family's mood when Hofmiller arrives at the castle?

5. When he arrives at the castle the morning after telling Kekesfalva about the new treatment, what does Hofmiller learn Kekesfalva did during the night that upsets him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What prompts Hofmiller to turn away from the idea of leaving the military and taking a job with Balinkay?

6. What are Ilona's feelings about the situation between Edith and Hofmiller once Edith's love for him has been revealed?

7. Describe Dr. Condor's feelings about his marriage to Klara.

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

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

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

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