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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator intend to write about when he returns?
(a) About himself.
(b) About being a pianist.
(c) About Glenn Gould.
(d) About Wertheimer.

2. How long did Wertheimer lay in bed after he entertained his guests?
(a) 4 nights.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 1 day.
(d) 2 days.

3. What did Wertheimer NOT dictate for his sister?
(a) What she could wear.
(b) Where she could go.
(c) Who she could see.
(d) What she could eat.

4. What did the innkeeper praise Wertheimer for?
(a) Being a good dad.
(b) Being a great pianist.
(c) Being a refined gentleman.
(d) Being the best beer drinker.

5. What did the former innkeeper's wife die from?
(a) From cancer.
(b) From grief.
(c) From heartbreak.
(d) From a gun shot.

6. How did the innkeeper's husband die?
(a) In a paper mill accident.
(b) He was shot.
(c) In a car wreck.
(d) In a fire.

7. What did the trio of friends never worry about?
(a) Performing for audiences.
(b) Paying rent.
(c) Making money.
(d) Buying a car.

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

9. According to the narrator, how do people judge others, no matter what they perceive?
(a) Accurately.
(b) Rigidly.
(c) Rudely.
(d) Falsely.

10. Who did the innkeeper travel with to Hirschbach?
(a) Her dad.
(b) No one.
(c) Her son.
(d) Her mom.

11. According to the narrator, what does one need to restrain from suicide?
(a) Discipline.
(b) Money.
(c) Affection.
(d) Love.

12. Who could Wertheimer have blamed for his death?
(a) Horowitz.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Glenn.
(d) His sister.

13. 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.

14. Where did the narrator consider going, but changed his mind because he thought it would kill him?
(a) Desselbrunn.
(b) Wertheimer's lodge.
(c) The Mozarteum.
(d) Traich.

15. Why did Wertheimer commit suicide?
(a) To hurt his sister.
(b) To avoid the narrator.
(c) To avoid losing his unhappiness.
(d) To avoid Glenn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Wertheimer unable to see himself as?

2. What caused Wertheimer to commit suicide?

3. What did Wertheimer love in association to death?

4. How long did Wertheimer entertain his guests?

5. What reason does the narrator repeatedly give for Wertheimer's suicide?

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