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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Wertheimer when he left his house after his sister moved out?
(a) He got drunk.
(b) He collapsed and a neighbor took him home.
(c) He hit his head on the concrete.
(d) He fell into a pool.

2. Who did Glenn ruin most?
(a) Himself.
(b) Wertheimer.
(c) Horowtiz.
(d) The narrator.

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

4. Why did Glenn cut down the ash in front of his window?
(a) He was allergic.
(b) It obstructed his playing.
(c) It gave him nightmares.
(d) It was scratching the window.

5. Who was the strongest of the three friends?
(a) Wertheimer.
(b) Glenn.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Wertheimer's sister.

6. What was one characteristic of Glenn?
(a) He hated his mom.
(b) He hated the piano.
(c) He smiled a lot.
(d) He laughed a lot.

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

8. From what did Glenn barricade himself?
(a) Concerts.
(b) Women.
(c) The public.
(d) Restaurants.

9. Why did Glenn stay to study in Salzburg?
(a) To play a Steinway.
(b) To study with Horowitz.
(c) Because it was historical.
(d) Because it was beautiful.

10. How many letters did the narrator ignore from Wertheimer before Wertheimer's death?
(a) 2 letters.
(b) 6 letters.
(c) 5 letters.
(d) 4 letters.

11. What kind of ego did Glenn have?
(a) A virtuoso head.
(b) A small one.
(c) A big one.
(d) A modest head.

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

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

14. What did the narrator detest?
(a) The public.
(b) Fame.
(c) Pianists.
(d) Homosexuals.

15. What does the narrator say about Glenn?
(a) He missed him.
(b) He was homosexual.
(c) He was untalented.
(d) His talent inspried him and Wertheimer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the narrator say he stays when he goes to his hometown?

2. What was Wertheimer's sole decision?

3. Who was the weakest of the three friends?

4. How long did it take Glenn to change his opinion of Salzburg?

5. What did Glenn hate?

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