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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 does the narrator notice Wertheimer did not leave behind?
(a) A footstep.
(b) A note.
(c) A mess.
(d) Food.

2. What did the innkeeper ask in her letter?
(a) For her uncle to lend her money.
(b) For a bigger paycheck.
(c) Wertheimer's sister to leave her husband.
(d) For a new job.

3. How did the innkeeper's husband die?
(a) In a paper mill accident.
(b) In a fire.
(c) He was shot.
(d) In a car wreck.

4. Who did the innkeeper write a letter to?
(a) Wertheimer's sister.
(b) Horowitz.
(c) Wertheimer.
(d) Glenn.

5. What does the narrator intend to write about when he returns?
(a) About Wertheimer.
(b) About himself.
(c) About Glenn Gould.
(d) About being a pianist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Wertheimer refuse to perform?

2. What did Wertheimer demand of his guests at the feast he prepared?

3. What did Wertheimer think his sister would do to escape?

4. What is playing in the final scene of "The Loser"?

5. Who did Wertheimer emulate?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Wertheimer end his dying party?

2. Why did the narrator feel guilty about Wertheimer's death?

3. How are Traich and Desselbrunn compared?

4. Explain why Wertheimer's sister felt uncomfortable in Traich.

5. How does the narrator feel about Desselbrunn?

6. Describe the abuse Wertheimer's sister underwent from Wertheimer.

7. Why does the narrator return to his apartment after Wertheimer's death?

8. Discuss the power of condemnation.

9. Explain why Wertheimer killed himself in the place he did?

10. How did Wertheimer feel about his unhappiness?

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