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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 trio of friends never worry about?
(a) Buying a car.
(b) Performing for audiences.
(c) Making money.
(d) Paying rent.

2. Where does the narrator plan to return to write after Wertheimer's death?
(a) His apartment.
(b) Traich.
(c) The inn.
(d) The lodge.

3. Where did Wertheimer's sister sneak to in secret?
(a) Evening mass.
(b) School.
(c) Her husband's house.
(d) To the bar.

4. What has the narrator never really considered selling?
(a) His music sheets.
(b) His watch.
(c) His Steinway.
(d) His house in Desselbrunn.

5. What happened to the previous owner of the inn?
(a) He died of old age.
(b) He fled town.
(c) He was put in jail.
(d) He was killed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator promise to the innkeeper?

2. What did the narrator learn about the last few weeks of Wertheimer's life?

3. According to the narrator, what does one need to restrain from suicide?

4. What brought Wertheimer to Salzburg?

5. What did Wertheimer force his sister to do for him in the middle of the night?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Wertheimer desire to be like Glenn?

2. Describe why the innkeeper became the innkeeper.

3. Describe what happened when the narrator and Wertheimer tried to play a concert together.

4. Compare and contrast the isolation of Wertheimer and Glenn.

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

6. According to the narrator, what is important about judging?

7. Describe Wertheimer's funeral.

8. How did Wertheimer feel about his unhappiness?

9. What is significant about the end of "The Loser"?

10. How does the narrator feel about Desselbrunn?

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