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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: p. 40-53.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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."

2. What did Glenn refuse from Wertheimer?
(a) His invitation to visit him in Traich.
(b) His invitation to dinner.
(c) His watch.
(d) His piano.

3. What did Glenn play at the Salzburg Festival?
(a) "Variations."
(b) "A Medley."
(c) "Golden Variety."
(d) "Goldberg Variations."

4. How did Glenn die?
(a) A tumor.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Natural causes.
(d) A car wreck.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who else confirmed the narrator's opinion that Glenn was extraordinary?

2. What did Wertheimer predict about Glenn's death?

3. What did Glenn nickname the narrator?

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

5. Where did Wertheimer and his sister travel to that dissuaded them from future travels together?

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