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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Edith keep secret pictures of dancers?
2. Sitting in the café alone after buying Dietzenhof's property, how did Kekesfalva decide to handle his guilt over tricking her?
3. Hofmiller realizes that during all his visits to the castle, he has failed to ask what he considers the most natural of questions. What is the question?
4. How did Dietzenhof change after marrying Kekesfalva?
5. What is Kekesfalva's reaction when Hofmiller mentions the new treatment that might help Edith?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Hofmiller flee from Kekesfalva's home after his blunder causes Edith to become upset?
2. How does Hofmiller's upbringing lead him to respond when he receives a dinner invitation from Kekesfalva?
3. 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?
4. 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?
5. Describe Hofmiller's reaction to meeting Dr. Condor for the first time.
6. Describe Dr. Condor's feelings about the nature of so-called incurable illnesses.
7. When Hofmiller's friends tease him about his relationship with Kekesfalva and his family, what does Hofmiller decide to do about the situation?
8. How does Hofmiller's report to Kekesfalva differ from the actual information he was given by Dr. Condor?
9. How does learning about his past affect Hofmiller's feelings about Kekesfalva?
10. Why do you think Edith flies into a rage when Josef, the butler, comes to take her for her exercises?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
After reading and reflecting on the entire novel, who do you think is the more sympathetic and likable character, Edith or Hofmiller? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the role money plays in the lives of Hofmiller, Kekesfalva and Edith. How do their attitudes toward money differ? From where did those attitudes come? How does money affect their relationships with each other?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the balance of power between Hofmiller and Kekesfalva. Who holds the power at the beginning of the story? Who holds it at the end? How and why does it shift back and forth throughout the novel?
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