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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 was the status of the trio of friends' families?

2. What did Wertheimer lament about his sister?

3. What was the title of the book Wertheimer desired to publish?

4. What suffocated Wertheimer and the narrator?

5. How long had the narrator been gone from his apartment before he left it to attend Wertheimer's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were the "Goldberg Variations" significant to the narrator and Wertheimer?

2. Describe the item that was left in the three friends apartment that they rented in Leopoldskron.

3. How was Wertheimer's suicide ironic?

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

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

6. How did Glenn disprove his parents?

7. What showed the narrator's depression in Section 3?

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

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

10. Describe the significance of the term "piano radicalism."

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 Wertheimer's lodge in Traich to the narrator's hometown, Desselbrunn. Explain why the narrator associates the two locations. 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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