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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. What does the narrator notice Wertheimer did not leave behind?
(a) A note.
(b) A footstep.
(c) Food.
(d) A mess.

2. What did the narrator decide not to sell?
(a) His copy of "Goldberg Variations."
(b) His apartments in Vienna and Dusselbrunn.
(c) His Steinway.
(d) His watch.

3. Why did the narrator ignore Wertheimer's last card?
(a) He was busy writing "About Glenn Gould."
(b) He was out of town.
(c) He was annoyed with him.
(d) He was too reading "About Glenn Gould."

4. What caused Wertheimer to commit suicide?
(a) Glenn's death and his sister's abandonment.
(b) Being second best to Glenn.
(c) Being ignored by the narrator.
(d) Being ignored by Glenn.

5. What was the title of the book Wertheimer desired to publish?
(a) "The Pianist."
(b) "The Nomad."
(c) "The Loser."
(d) "The Austrian."

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did the narrator vow to stay away from Desselbrunn?

2. How long did Wertheimer keep his curtains closed after his sister left?

3. What did the innkeeper ask in her letter?

4. Where did the narrator travel to on train as he observed the countryside?

5. Who had a sexual relationship with the innkeeper?

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