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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mr. Spinell say that he refers to Mr. Kloterjahn as he does?
(a) Because he has a habit of exaggerating things.
(b) Because it is his vocation to call things by their true names.
(c) Because he wants to insult him.
(d) Because he hates Mr. Kloterjahn.

2. Who does Dr. Muller summon to Einfried to see Gabriele?
(a) Mr. Kloterjahn alone.
(b) Her father.
(c) Mr. Kloterjahn and their son.
(d) Her previous doctor.

3. What is Mr. Kloterjahn’s mood after speaking with Mr. Spinell in Chapter 11?
(a) He is good-humored.
(b) He is ecstatic.
(c) He is enraged.
(d) He is sad.

4. How does Mr. Spinell feel about the infant he sees from his window?
(a) Happy.
(b) Uncomfortable.
(c) Charmed.
(d) Disgusted.

5. What does Mr. Spinell say are his weapons?
(a) His fists.
(b) Imagination and words.
(c) Fame and fortune.
(d) Cunning and deceit.

6. Who interrupts Mr. Kloterjahn and Mr. Spinell in Chapter 11?
(a) Mrs. Spatz.
(b) Dr. Leander.
(c) Dr. Muller.
(d) Gabriele Kloterjahn.

7. How does Mr. Spinell confess that he feels about Mr. Kloterjahn and his son?
(a) He hates them but does not despise them.
(b) He despises them.
(c) He loves them.
(d) He is indifferent to them.

8. Whose story does Mr. Spinell write that he wants to tell?
(a) Mr. Kloterjahn’s.
(b) His own.
(c) Anton Kloterjahn, Jr’s.
(d) Gabriele Kloterjahn’s.

9. How is Gabriele’s health by Chapter 7?
(a) The same.
(b) So good she is ready to go home.
(c) Worsening.
(d) Much better.

10. What is Mr. Spinell suffering from when Mr. Kloterjahn enters his room?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A hangover.
(c) Lovesickness.
(d) A bad conscience and a light head.

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

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

13. Why does Mrs. Spatz leave in Chapter 8?
(a) She receives a letter.
(b) She is bored.
(c) She feels ill.
(d) She is hungry.

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

15. According to Mr. Kloterjahn, how does he himself react to women?
(a) He is rude to them.
(b) He is afraid of them.
(c) He makes them laugh.
(d) He looks them in the face.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Mr. Spinell, what was Mr. Kloterjahn’s intention upon viewing the scene described in his letter?

3. What does Dr. Leander prescribe Gabriele in Chapter 9?

4. Where do the people who choose not to participate in the activity Dr. Leander plans go instead?

5. When does Gabriele start to worsen again in Chapter 9?

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