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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 was Wertheimer's apartment stuffed with?
(a) Furniture.
(b) His sister's art.
(c) His sister's makeup.
(d) Balloons.

2. What happened to Wertheimer's body after his suicide?
(a) It was chewed at by dogs.
(b) It froze in the winter.
(c) It rotted.
(d) It went unidentified for several days.

3. What is a prominent character trait of the narrator?
(a) Unfriendly.
(b) Quick tempered.
(c) Friendly.
(d) Curiosity.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the trio of friends study?

2. What was one characteristic of Glenn?

3. Where does the narrator go after the death of Glenn and Wertheimer?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Wertheimer attempt to save himself?

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

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

4. How did Wertheimer react when his sister moved out of their house?

5. What was ironic about Wertheimer's desire to write "The Loser"?

6. Describe how the narrator feels about suicide.

7. How was Wertheimer's suicide ironic?

8. Describe how Wertheimer felt about traveling and his family.

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

10. How did the narrator and Wertheimer ruin each other?

(see the answer keys)

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