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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. Who was not ruined by Glenn?
(a) Lesser pianists.
(b) Wertheimer.
(c) The narrator.
(d) His parents.

2. Where does the narrator escape to upon leaving the inn.
(a) Madrid.
(b) Austria.
(c) Traich.
(d) Desselbrunn.

3. Where did the narrator consider going, but changed his mind because he thought it would kill him?
(a) Wertheimer's lodge.
(b) The Mozarteum.
(c) Traich.
(d) Desselbrunn.

4. According to the narrator, what do people condemn people with?
(a) Jobs.
(b) Words.
(c) Money.
(d) Clothes.

5. What did the narrator condemn before telling the innkeeper about Wertheimer's funeral?
(a) Wertheimer.
(b) The government and socialists.
(c) Glenn.
(d) The church.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Wertheimer from the moment he was born?

2. What does the narrator hope his writings will do for him?

3. Who did Wertheimer emulate?

4. How does Wertheimer's sister feel about Traich?

5. How did the innkeeper's husband die?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the power of condemnation.

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

3. How did Wertheimer end his dying party?

4. Explain how the narrator feels about his depression.

5. What does the innkeeper mention in regards to Wertheimer's finances?

6. Describe the innkeeper's relationship with Wertheimer.

7. How did Wertheimer feel about his unhappiness?

8. What does the narrator think about after Wertheimer's funeral?

9. Why does the narrator not fit in among people in the inn?

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

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