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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator consider a misfortune?

2. What purpose did the sculptures serve in the house in Leopoldskron?

3. Why did Glenn cut down the ash in front of his window?

4. What did the narrator give to the daughter of the schoolteacher?

5. How many letters did the narrator ignore from Wertheimer before Wertheimer's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Wertheimer and his sister's relationship.

2. How did Wertheimer react when his sister moved out of their house?

3. How did the narrator and the newspapers perceive Glenn Gould?

4. Discuss the narrator's desire and motivation for studying the piano.

5. Describe what is significant about the Mozarteum.

6. What was ironic about Wertheimer's desire to write "The Loser"?

7. Discuss the role of Traich in connection to Wertheimer.

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

9. How did the writing change after Wertheimer's funeral, at the beginning of Section 6?

10. How does the narrator feel about Horowitz?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Wertheimer's reaction to Glenn's death and his sister's abandonment. Explain how those events lead to the death of Wertheimer. Support your statements with examples and quotes from "The Loser."

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Franz's opinion of Wertheimer with that of his sister's opinion. What makes Wertheimer be viewed in such contrasting ways? Support your statements with examples and quotes from "The Loser."

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the narrator's opinion of Glenn with that of the narrator's opinion of Wertheimer. Support your statements with examples and quotes from "The Loser."

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