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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 purpose did the sculptures serve in the house in Leopoldskron?

2. What did Wertheimer dislike?

3. What did Wertheimer copy from the narrator?

4. Where did the narrator decide to write about Glenn Gould?

5. According to the narrator's list of statements, what is said about "all that is spoken"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What did Wertheimer and the narrator resort to after they quit playing piano?

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

7. How did Wertheimer attempt to save himself?

8. How did Glenn disprove his parents?

9. What did Glenn desire in people?

10. Describe Wertheimer and his sister's relationship.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the innkeeper's background that connects to her relationship with Wertheimer. How does her past provide insight to her motivation with 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

Compare and contrast the depression that exists among the three friends in "The Loser."

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