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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 the narrator?
(a) The loser.
(b) The philosopher.
(c) Candy Man.
(d) Judge.

2. How old was Glenn when he died?
(a) 46 years old.
(b) 49 years old.
(c) 51 years old.
(d) 52 years old.

3. What does the narrator say about a suicide calculated in advance?
(a) It is pathetic.
(b) It's amusing.
(c) It makes him depressed.
(d) It is not an act of desperation.

4. What was the status of the trio of friends' families?
(a) They are dumb.
(b) They are wealthy.
(c) They are aristocrats.
(d) They are poor.

5. What did the narrator give to the daughter of the schoolteacher?
(a) A piano tape.
(b) A Steinway piano.
(c) A music sheet.
(d) A grand piano.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the trio of friends study?

2. How did Glenn die?

3. Where did Glenn go when the narrator and Wertheimer remark that Glenn is lost in his art?

4. What tormented Wertheimer?

5. What is "The Loser" about?

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