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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Mr. Spinell, what affect did Mr. Kloterjahn have on the scene described in his letter?
(a) He destroyed it.
(b) He improved it.
(c) He created it.
(d) None.

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

3. Why does the person who interrupts Mr. Kloterjahn and Mr. Spinell in Chapter 11 do so?
(a) Gabriele is asking for her husband.
(b) Gabriele is asking for Mr. Spinell.
(c) Gabriele has taken a turn for the worse.
(d) She wants to borrow a book.

4. What does Mr. Spinell do after hearing the person he sees on his walk laugh in Chapter 12?
(a) Sighs.
(b) Picks up the baby.
(c) Turns and walks away.
(d) Goes to get Mr. Kloterjahn.

5. What does Mr. Spinell call Mr. Kloterjahn?
(a) A bad husband.
(b) An idiot.
(c) A plebeian.
(d) A charlatan.

6. How does Mr. Spinell get the letter to Mr. Kloterjahn in Chapter 10?
(a) He has Gabriele give it to him.
(b) He hand-delivers it.
(c) He asks Miss van Osterloh to deliver it.
(d) He mails it.

7. According to Mr. Kloterjahn, how did Gabriele treat him and their son?
(a) She was cold to them.
(b) The same as always.
(c) Joyfully.
(d) She was nice but distant.

8. According to Mr. Kloterjahn, where is the only place Mr. Spinell has courage?
(a) On paper.
(b) In his bedroom.
(c) When he is with Gabriele.
(d) In person.

9. What is the initial reaction of the person Mr. Spinell asks to play the piano?
(a) She refuses initially, but ultimately accepts.
(b) She refuses.
(c) She accepts immediately.
(d) She leaves the room.

10. When does Gabriele say that she found happiness?
(a) When she gave birth to her son.
(b) When she played the piano.
(c) When she got married.
(d) When she came to the sanitarium.

11. What is Mr. Spinell doing in the scene he describes in his letter?
(a) Singing.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Talking.

12. What does Mr. Spinell wish to hear in Chapter 8?
(a) b. Mrs. Kloterjahn’s voice.
(b) Music.
(c) The sleigh bells.
(d) Stories.

13. What is Mr. Spinell doing in his room in Chapter 10?
(a) Writing a new novel.
(b) Writing a letter.
(c) Talking to himself.
(d) Singing.

14. How is Mrs. Kloterjahn's treatment faring by Chapter 7?
(a) She is getting sicker.
(b) She is on death's door.
(c) She is getting better.
(d) She stays the same.

15. According to Mr. Kloterjahn, what is the difference between him and Mr. Spinell?
(a) Mr. Kloterjahn loves Gabriele, and Mr. Spinell does not.
(b) Mr. Kloterjahn has heart, and Mr. Spinell does not.
(c) There is no difference between the two men.
(d) Mr. Kloterjahn is not a coward, and Mr. Spinell is.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn’t Mr. Kloterjahn do what he wants to do to Mr. Spinell in Chapter 11?

2. Why does Mr. Spinell say that he does not despise Mr. Kloterjahn?

3. How does Mr. Kloterjahn characterize Mr. Spinell’s handwriting?

4. How does Mr. Kloterjahn say he responded to Mr. Spinell’s letter?

5. How much of the opera does Mr. Spinell hear in Chapter 8?

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