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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What disease is primarily treated at the sanitarium?
(a) Consumption.
(b) Nervous disorders.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Stomach complaints.

2. Who is the second character introduced?
(a) Miss van Osterloh.
(b) Dr. Muller.
(c) The narrator.
(d) A writer.

3. Why is Mr. Spinell at Einfried?
(a) He has a nervous condition.
(b) He is getting some electricity.
(c) He's there by mistake.
(d) He has a stomach complaint.

4. What was the name of Mrs. Kloterjahn's doctor when she first became ill?
(a) Dr. Liebchen.
(b) Dr. Dumkopf.
(c) Dr. Hinzpeter.
(d) Dr. Muller.

5. What is the one flaw in Mrs. Kloterjahn’s face?
(a) A receding hairline.
(b) A cleft lip.
(c) A scar above her eyebrow.
(d) A pale blue, sickly vein in her forehead.

6. Who is the director of the sanitarium?
(a) Dr. Leander.
(b) Dr. Dumkopf.
(c) Dr. Muller.
(d) Dr. Johnson.

7. What color is Mrs. Kloterjahn’s hair?
(a) Dark brown.
(b) Light brown.
(c) Blonde.
(d) Black.

8. How does Mrs. Kloterjahn feel about her husband?
(a) She finds him tiresome.
(b) She is indifferent to him.
(c) She is devoted to him.
(d) She hates him.

9. Why does Mr. Spinell choose to look at beautiful women in the way that he does?
(a) He is color blind.
(b) He has a fear of eye contact with strangers.
(c) He is afraid of reality.
(d) He is afraid of rejection.

10. Who came to greet the Kloterjahns when they arrived?
(a) No one.
(b) Several patients.
(c) Dr. Muller.
(d) Miss van Osterloh and Dr. Leander.

11. How does Mr. Spinell react to Gabriele?
(a) He shies away from her.
(b) He is immediately devoted to her.
(c) He is confused by her.
(d) He does not like her.

12. When did Mrs. Kloterjahn first become ill?
(a) After the wedding.
(b) While she was pregnant.
(c) After her father died.
(d) After the birth of their son.

13. What does Mr. Kloterjahn order to eat in Chapter 2?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Tea and bread.
(c) Coffee and buttered rolls.
(d) Hot cocoa and scones.

14. What happens when a patient dies at the sanitarium?
(a) A service is held, attended by all the patients.
(b) Patients never die at the sanitarium.
(c) A memorial is built.
(d) Life continues as if nothing has happened.

15. How is Mr. Spinell’s voice described?
(a) Mild and pleasant.
(b) Rough and low.
(c) Too quiet.
(d) Lilting and musical.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Mr. Spinell born?

2. Why can’t Mr. Spinell describe the beautiful woman he saw?

3. What is the name of the sanitarium?

4. How many children do the Kloterjahns have?

5. What is the Kloterjahns' son’s name?

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