2. Who arrives at Einfried along with Mr. Kloterjahn and his son?
(a) A nursemaid dressed in red and gold.
(b) Gabriele’s favorite horse.
(c) Gabriele’s father.
(d) A friend of Gabriele’s.

3. How is Mr. Spinell's letter described in terms of content?
(a) Rude and crass.
(b) Interesting.
(c) Bizarre and at times incomprehensible.
(d) Clear and thoughtful.

4. What instrument does Gabriele’s father play?
(a) The piano.
(b) The violin.
(c) The clarinet.
(d) The organ.

5. When does Gabriele start to worsen again in Chapter 9?
(a) That day she after plays the piano.
(b) The day after playing the piano.
(c) Two days after playing the piano.
(d) A week after after playing the piano.

6. It becomes apparent that Mr. Spinell's letter is addressed to…
(a) Gabriele Kloterjahn.
(b) Mr. Spinell’s father.
(c) Mrs. Spatz.
(d) Mr. Kloterjahn.

7. What does Mr. Kloterjahn do immediately after arriving at Einfried?
(a) He orders coffee and buttered rolls.
(b) He goes to see his wife.
(c) He consults with her doctor.
(d) He takes a nap.

8. What does Dr. Leander prescribe Gabriele in Chapter 9?
(a) Ice and more time spent outside in the fresh air.
(b) Morphine alone.
(c) Ice, morphine, and rest.
(d) He confines her to her bed.

9. What does Mr. Spinell do while leaving the room after the pianist stops playing in Chapter 8?
(a) He applauds Gabriele’s performance.
(b) He sinks to his knees in front of Gabriele.
(c) He bows to Gabriele.
(d) He kisses Gabriele.

10. Why doesn’t Gabriele play her instrument anymore?
(a) She forgot how.
(b) Her doctors forbid it due to her bad health.
(c) She no longer likes to.
(d) Her husband hates it.

11. What is Mr. Spinell humming as he walks in Chapter 12?
(a) Chopin’s nocturnes.
(b) A lullaby.
(c) A passage from Wagner’s Lohengrin.
(d) A passage from Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde.

12. What scene does Mr. Spinell describe in his letter?
(a) That of his own childhood.
(b) That of Mr. and Mrs. Kloterjahn’s wedding.
(c) That of Gabriele playing Tristan und Isolde for him.
(d) That of Gabriele and her friends by the fountain in her garden.

13. When did Gabriele’s mother die?
(a) After Gabriele got married.
(b) When she was very young.
(c) She is still alive.
(d) After Gabriele’s son was born.

14. How is Mr. Spinell's letter described stylistically?
(a) Difficult to read.
(b) Crude and unpolished.
(c) Polished and dynamic.
(d) Subtle and finely worded.

15. How is the person who arrives with Mr. Kloterjahn and his son in Chapter 9 described?
(a) Stupid.
(b) Intelligent.
(c) Skinny.
(d) Curvaceous.