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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: p. 16-29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Glenn nickname Wertheimer?
(a) Judge.
(b) The philosopher.
(c) Priest Wertheimer.
(d) The loser.

2. Where did the narrator stay when he visited Wertheimer?
(a) A bed and breakfast.
(b) Wertheimer's house.
(c) The Wankham Inn.
(d) The lodge in Traich.

3. What led to the narrator's depression and Wertheimer's suicide?
(a) The inability to live openly as homosexuals.
(b) Glenn's death.
(c) The inability to surpass Glenn's talent.
(d) Their teacher's death.

4. Why did the narrator study music?
(a) To become famous.
(b) To annoy his parents.
(c) To get paid.
(d) To be smarter.

5. What is "The Loser" about?
(a) A European vacation.
(b) The relationships of three friends.
(c) A couple.
(d) Gambling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tormented Wertheimer?

2. Who opposed the idea of the narrator and Wertheimer going to America to visit Glenn?

3. What did Glenn play at the Salzburg Festival?

4. What does the narrator say about Glenn?

5. What did the narrator begin to study after he stops playing the piano?

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