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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. When did Wertheimer's funeral occur?

2. What does the narrator say about a suicide calculated in advance?

3. What did the narrator and Wertheimer destroy?

4. Who did the trio of friends study under?

5. Who was the weakest of the three friends?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the way the three friend's perceived New York City.

3. Describe Wertheimer and his sister's relationship.

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

5. Describe the feelings the narrator and Glenn both had towards the public.

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

7. What marked Wertheimer's deterioration?

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

9. Describe how the narrator feels about suicide.

10. How did Wertheimer view life by the end of Section 5, after they go to New York City?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of despair and loss among the trio of friends. Explain in order from greatest suffering to least suffering. Who suffers and loses the most during their lifetime?Support your statements with examples and quotes from "The Loser."

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the sole decision Wertheimer made in his life and how this decision effects "The Loser." Support your statements with examples and quotes from "The Loser."

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how the role of revenge is a part of "The Loser." Who demonstrates acts of revenge and are they effective? Support your statements with examples and quotes from "The Loser."

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