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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. Why did Glenn stay to study in Salzburg?
(a) Because it was beautiful.
(b) To play a Steinway.
(c) To study with Horowitz.
(d) Because it was historical.

2. How far away is Desselbrunn from where the narrator stayed when he visited Wertheimer?
(a) 5 miles.
(b) 5 feet.
(c) 6 miles.
(d) 50 miles.

3. Who of the following did NOT attend Wertheimer's funeral?
(a) Wertheimer's sister.
(b) Wertheimer's brother in law.
(c) Glenn.
(d) The narrator.

4. What was Wertheimer arrogant about?
(a) His piano collection.
(b) His muscles.
(c) Studying music when he was incapable of living.
(d) His talent.

5. What tormented Wertheimer?
(a) Glenn's death.
(b) His job.
(c) His failure.
(d) The narrator's death.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Glenn ruin most?

2. Why did the narrator ignore Wertheimer's last card?

3. Where did the narrator decide to write about Glenn Gould?

4. What is "The Loser" about?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what is significant about the Mozarteum.

2. Describe the feelings the narrator and Glenn both had towards the public.

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

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

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

6. Describe Wertheimer and his sister's relationship.

7. Why were the "Goldberg Variations" significant to the narrator and Wertheimer?

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

9. What showed the narrator's depression in Section 3?

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

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