View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does the narrator repeatedly give for Wertheimer's suicide?
(a) His sister's abandonment
(b) Being second best to Glenn.
(c) His abandonment.
(d) Glenn's death.

2. What was Wertheimer from the moment he was born?
(a) A pianist.
(b) A loser.
(c) Insane.
(d) A rich boy.

3. What does the narrator hope his writings will do for him?
(a) Allow him to sleep.
(b) Allow him to grieve.
(c) Put his thoughts about Wertheimer together.
(d) Soothe him.

4. What did the narrator condemn before telling the innkeeper about Wertheimer's funeral?
(a) Glenn.
(b) The church.
(c) Wertheimer.
(d) The government and socialists.

5. How long did Wertheimer entertain his guests?
(a) 1 week.
(b) One weekend.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 2 days.

6. How does Wertheimer's sister feel about Traich?
(a) She hates it.
(b) She was never comfortable there.
(c) She wants to sell it.
(d) She loves it.

7. What does Franz worry about?
(a) How things will change at the lodge.
(b) Wertheimer's final state of being.
(c) Being alone.
(d) He will be out of a job.

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

9. Who did Wertheimer emulate?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Glenn.
(c) Anyone he thought was better than him.
(d) His sister.

10. Why does Wertheimer's sister feel the way she does about the lodge in Traich?
(a) Wertheimer tormented her there.
(b) She was abandoned there.
(c) She was raped there.
(d) She was happiest there.

11. How long did Wertheimer's funeral last?
(a) About 30 minutes.
(b) The entire morning.
(c) About 20 minutes.
(d) The entire afternoon.

12. Why did Wertheimer hang himself so close to his sister's house?
(a) To deflect the blame from Glenn.
(b) To make her smile.
(c) To make a statement.
(d) To hurt her.

13. Who did the innkeeper write a letter to?
(a) Wertheimer's sister.
(b) Wertheimer.
(c) Glenn.
(d) Horowitz.

14. Why was Wertheimer unable to play the piano with others?
(a) He wanted to shine.
(b) His piano was out of tune.
(c) He was rude.
(d) He shouted when he played.

15. What did the narrator never consider about the death of Wertheimer?
(a) That it was a suicide.
(b) That he could die.
(c) That he was shot.
(d) That he died naturally.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Wertheimer want to be?

2. Who did Wertheimer play better than?

3. How did Wertheimer treat his sister?

4. What did the former innkeeper's wife die from?

5. According to the narrator, how do people judge others, no matter what they perceive?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 408 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample