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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 decide not to sell?
(a) His copy of "Goldberg Variations."
(b) His Steinway.
(c) His apartments in Vienna and Dusselbrunn.
(d) His watch.

2. What did Wertheimer demand of his guests at the feast he prepared?
(a) That they stay another week.
(b) For everyone to play the piano.
(c) To sing a song.
(d) That they leave the next day.

3. How long did Wertheimer's funeral last?
(a) The entire morning.
(b) About 30 minutes.
(c) About 20 minutes.
(d) The entire afternoon.

4. Why does Wertheimer's sister feel the way she does about the lodge in Traich?
(a) She was raped there.
(b) She was abandoned there.
(c) Wertheimer tormented her there.
(d) She was happiest there.

5. Who's call did the trio of friends answer?
(a) Wertheimer's sister.
(b) The Innkeeper's.
(c) Mozart's.
(d) Horowitz's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will Wertheimer's sister likely be interested in after her brother's death?

2. Who did the innkeeper write a letter to?

3. Who did NOT improve his talents through isolation?

4. What caused Wertheimer to commit suicide?

5. Who could Wertheimer have blamed for his death?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the innkeeper a contradictory character?

2. Describe the innkeeper's relationship with Wertheimer.

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

4. What was significant about the Steinway the narrator gave away?

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

6. Discuss Wertheimer's religious views.

7. How did Wertheimer end his dying party?

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

9. Explain how the narrator feels about his depression.

10. How are Traich and Desselbrunn compared?

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