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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 refer to Wertheimer as in Section 3?
(a) "The lost marbles."
(b) "The loser."
(c) "The offended one."
(d) "The basket case."

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

3. What does the narrator say about Glenn?
(a) His talent inspried him and Wertheimer.
(b) He missed him.
(c) He was untalented.
(d) He was homosexual.

4. What did Wertheimer predict about Glenn's death?
(a) He would die of a stroke.
(b) He would die soon.
(c) He would committ suicide.
(d) He would die old and grey.

5. When did Wertheimer give up playing the piano?
(a) After hearing Glenn play a few bars.
(b) After hearing Glenn speak.
(c) After seeing Glenn perform.
(d) After hearing the narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long had the narrator been gone from his apartment before he left it to attend Wertheimer's funeral?

2. Where did Wertheimer hang himself?

3. What did the narrator detest?

4. Where did the narrator live that Wertheimer hated?

5. How many letters did the narrator ignore from Wertheimer before Wertheimer's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Wertheimer and his sister's relationship.

2. Describe how Glenn became "Glenn Gould."

3. What did Glenn desire in people?

4. Why were Glenn and Wertheimer compared to each other in Section 2?

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

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

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

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

9. How did Wertheimer behave in relation to the narrator in Section 7?

10. How does the narrator feel about Horowitz?

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