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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mr. Spinell write?
(a) With humor.
(b) Quickly and easily.
(c) Thoughtfully.
(d) Slowly and with difficulty.

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

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

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

5. What does Mr. Spinell say is the purpose of his letter in Chapter 10?
(a) To inform Mr. Kloterjahn of Gabriele’s condition.
(b) To make Mr. Kloterjahn laugh.
(c) To drive Mr. Kloterjahn to despair.
(d) Revenge.

6. What reason does Dr. Leander cite for transferring Gabriele's care?
(a) He is retiring.
(b) Dr. Muller is a better doctor than him.
(c) His excessive workload.
(d) He is taking a vacation.

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

8. Mr. Kloterjahn is relieved that which organ is not the cause of his wife’s illness?
(a) The liver.
(b) The heart.
(c) The kidneys.
(d) The lungs.

9. How does Mr. Spinell refer to Mr. Kloterjahn and his infant son?
(a) As philistines.
(b) As charlatans.
(c) As people of strong character.
(d) As idiots.

10. What season is it in Chapter 12?
(a) Winter.
(b) Spring.
(c) Summer.
(d) Fall.

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

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

13. What does Mrs. Kloterjahn think of Mr. Spinell?
(a) That he is in love with her.
(b) That he is handsome.
(c) That he is amusing.
(d) That he is an odd man.

14. What instrument does Gabriele play?
(a) The piano.
(b) The organ.
(c) The violin.
(d) The clarinet.

15. What does Mr. Spinell do after his initial reaction to the news of what's happened to Gabriele in Chapter 12?
(a) Drinks some brandy and lays down on the sofa.
(b) Eats dinner and goes for a walk.
(c) Goes to see Gabriele.
(d) Writes more letters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the symptom that indicates Gabriele is worsening in Chapter 9?

2. How does Mr. Kloterjahn characterize Mr. Spinell?

3. How does Mr. Spinell feel about the name Kloterjahn?

4. How does Mr. Spinell react when Mr. Kloterjahn enters his room in Chapter 11?

5. What is Mr. Spinell doing in his room in Chapter 10?

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