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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Kloterjahns' son’s name?
(a) Sigfried Kloterjahn.
(b) Anton Kloterjahn Jr.
(c) Roy Kloterjahn.
(d) Andrew Kloterjahn Jr.

2. How does Mrs. Kloterjahn get on with the other patients in general?
(a) They don’t like her.
(b) They all like her.
(c) They are ambivalent.
(d) They think she is silly.

3. Who becomes Mrs. Kloterjahn’s mentor?
(a) Mrs. Spatz.
(b) Dr. Leander.
(c) Miss van Osterloh.
(d) Mrs. Hohlenrouch.

4. What is the writer’s name described as sounding like?
(a) A mineral or precious stone.
(b) A medicine.
(c) A kind of food.
(d) A country.

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

6. Mr. Spinell seems afraid of…
(a) The treatments at Einfried.
(b) Tiring or annoying Gabriele.
(c) Dr. Leander.
(d) Mr. Kloterjahn.

7. Why does Mr. Spinell say that he is really at Einfried?
(a) For the food.
(b) For the people.
(c) For the views.
(d) For the décor.

8. How many books has the writer written?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

9. How is the writer’s physical appearance described?
(a) Dark complexion, boyish face, early thirties, rotting teeth.
(b) Light complexion, redheaded, late twenties, missing an eye.
(c) Red-faced, early forties, balding.
(d) Receding hairline, scruffy face, late thirties.

10. Where is Mr. Spinell introduced to the Kloterjahns?
(a) At dinner their first day.
(b) At breakfast their second day.
(c) In the sitting room.
(d) In his bedroom.

11. What does the writer see Mr. Kloterjahn doing?
(a) Writing a letter.
(b) Crying over his wife’s bed.
(c) Yelling at another patient.
(d) Flirting with a chambermaid.

12. Where do the Kloterjahns live?
(a) Belgium.
(b) Germany.
(c) The Baltic Coast.
(d) France.

13. What does Mrs. Kloterjahn say to Mr. Spinell about his sleeping habits?
(a) That he is an early riser.
(b) That he sleeps too much.
(c) That he is an insomniac.
(d) That he is a late riser.

14. How many children do the Kloterjahns have?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) None.

15. How is the director of the sanitarium described?
(a) Jovial.
(b) Cold and hard.
(c) Personable.
(d) Caring and thoughtful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Einfried before it became a sanitarium?

2. What disease is primarily treated at the sanitarium?

3. How does Mr. Spinell respond to Gabriele's joke in Chapter 6?

4. How do the other patients react to Mrs. Kloterjahn?

5. What is Mr. Kloterjahn a connoisseur of?

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