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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. How long did Glenn play in public?

2. Who had a sexual relationship with the innkeeper?

3. What did the narrator and Wertheimer destroy?

4. What happened to Wertheimer when he left his house after his sister moved out?

5. What led to the narrator's depression and Wertheimer's suicide?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the narrator feel about Horowitz as a teacher?

2. What marked Wertheimer's deterioration?

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

4. How did Glenn disprove his parents?

5. Describe how the narrator feels about suicide.

6. Describe how Glenn became "Glenn Gould."

7. Describe what the narrator said people knew and thought about Glenn.

8. How did the narrator and Wertheimer ruin each other?

9. Describe the emphasis the narrator places on the way Glenn died.

10. How did Wertheimer behave in relation to the narrator in Section 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the time of action, as well as setting of the novel. How are the events that transpire written?

Essay Topic 2

Explain how the last scene of "The Loser" supports the entire theme and motifs of the novel. Give detailed examples of why Bernhard chose to end his novel the way he does. Support your statements with examples and quotes from "The Loser."

Essay Topic 3

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."

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