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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 changed the emotions of the Wertheimer family?

2. Who is Franz Kohlroser?

3. What caused Wertheimer to commit suicide?

4. Who did the innkeeper take over the inn from?

5. What did the narrator learn about Wertheimer's hunting lodge in Traich?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was significant of what Wertheimer did not leave behind?

2. How did Wertheimer feel about his unhappiness?

3. How did Wertheimer end his dying party?

4. How is the innkeeper a contradictory character?

5. Describe Wertheimer's funeral.

6. Why does the narrator return to his apartment after Wertheimer's death?

7. Explain why Wertheimer killed himself in the place he did?

8. Explain why Wertheimer's sister felt uncomfortable in Traich.

9. Describe the innkeeper's relationship with Wertheimer.

10. What is significant about the end of "The Loser"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss "About Glenn Gould." Why does the narrator chose to write this and what does this tell the reader about the narrator? Support your statements with examples and quotes from "The Loser."

Essay Topic 2

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."

Essay Topic 3

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."

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