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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. Where did the narrator stay when he visited Wertheimer?
(a) The lodge in Traich.
(b) A bed and breakfast.
(c) The Wankham Inn.
(d) Wertheimer's house.

2. Where did the narrator live that Wertheimer hated?
(a) Madrid.
(b) Paris.
(c) Florence.
(d) New York City.

3. What does the narrator say about a suicide calculated in advance?
(a) It is pathetic.
(b) It's amusing.
(c) It is not an act of desperation.
(d) It makes him depressed.

4. Where did the narrator move to?
(a) Florence.
(b) Barcelona.
(c) Paris.
(d) Madrid.

5. How long had the narrator been gone from his apartment before he left it to attend Wertheimer's funeral?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 4 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Wertheimer's sister send the narrator after Wertheimer died?

2. Where did Glenn and Wertheimer move to?

3. According to the narrator's list of statements, what type of people are amazed?

4. What did the narrator compare the Austrian inns to?

5. How long did Wertheimer keep his curtains closed after his sister left?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Wertheimer attempt to save himself?

4. Discuss the role of Traich in connection to Wertheimer.

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

6. What did Glenn desire in people?

7. Describe how the narrator feels about suicide.

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

9. How did the narrator feel about Horowitz as a teacher?

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

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