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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the narrator and Wertheimer relinquish after studying with Glenn?
(a) Glenn's control.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) To be open homosexuals.
(d) Attempts to be piano virtuosos.

2. What term did the narrator use to describe Glenn that Glenn often used after?
(a) Piano radicalist.
(b) Pianist radio.
(c) Radical pianist.
(d) Piano radicalism.

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

4. How long did the narrator vow to stay away from Desselbrunn?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 1 year.

5. What did the narrator begin to study after he stops playing the piano?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Dance.
(c) Religion.
(d) Mathematics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the trio of friends study under?

2. How old was Glenn when he died?

3. What did the narrator give to the daughter of the schoolteacher?

4. What was the title of the book Wertheimer desired to publish?

5. When did Wertheimer give up playing the piano?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Glenn became "Glenn Gould."

2. Describe the emphasis the narrator places on the way Glenn died.

3. How did the writing change after Wertheimer's funeral, at the beginning of Section 6?

4. Describe the way the three friend's perceived New York City.

5. Describe Wertheimer and his sister's relationship.

6. Describe the significance of the term "piano radicalism."

7. Describe the item that was left in the three friends apartment that they rented in Leopoldskron.

8. Describe what the narrator said people knew and thought about Glenn.

9. What did Wertheimer and the narrator resort to after they quit playing piano?

10. How did Wertheimer and his sister view their inheritance?

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