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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 12: p. 145-153.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long had the narrator been gone from his apartment before he left it to attend Wertheimer's funeral?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 4 years.

2. What purpose did the sculptures serve in the house in Leopoldskron?
(a) They don't serve a purpose.
(b) To scare guests.
(c) To improve the acoustics of the room.
(d) To hang things.

3. What did Wertheimer's sister send the narrator after Wertheimer died?
(a) A scarf.
(b) A pie.
(c) A telegram.
(d) A picture.

4. Why did Wertheimer refuse to perform?
(a) He did not want to be inferior to the narrator.
(b) He did not want to be inferior to Horowitz.
(c) He had stage fright.
(d) He did not want to be inferior to Glenn.

5. Where did Glenn go when the narrator and Wertheimer remark that Glenn is lost in his art?
(a) Canada.
(b) Salzburg.
(c) Florence.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator's list of statements, what is said about "all that is spoken"?

2. What does the narrator say about Glenn?

3. How old was Wertheimer when he commited suicide?

4. Who did Glenn ruin most?

5. Who did NOT improve his talents through isolation?

(see the answer key)

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