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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How is Mr. Spinell’s room at Einfried described?
(a) Elegant and fashionable.
(b) Elaborately furnished.
(c) Dark and drab.
(d) Old-fashioned, simple, and elegant.

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

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

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

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

7. How does Mr. Spinell react to the person he sees on his walk in Chapter 12?
(a) He is frightened.
(b) He is unnerved.
(c) He is charmed.
(d) He is sad.

8. What does Mr. Spinell ask Gabriele if she and her friends did in the garden?
(a) If they danced.
(b) If they talked.
(c) If they laughed.
(d) If they sang.

9. What does Mr. Kloterjahn want to do to Mr. Spinell in Chapter 11?
(a) Hurt him.
(b) Yell at him.
(c) Hug him.
(d) Kill him.

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

11. Who chooses not to participate in the activity Dr. Leander plans?
(a) Mrs. Kloterjahn and Mr. Spinell.
(b) Dr. Leander and Mr. Kloterjahn.
(c) Mr. Kloterjahn and Mr. Spinell.
(d) Dr. Muller and Dr. Leander.

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

13. On what point does Mr. Kloterjahn agree with Mr. Spinell in Chapter 11?
(a) That Gabriele is a romantic figure.
(b) That Mr. Spinell understands Gabriele.
(c) That Mr. Kloterjahn is a philistine.
(d) That Mr. Kloterjahn is the stronger of the two men.

14. What does Mr. Spinell say he can picture on Gabriele’s head?
(a) A small golden crown.
(b) Her hair in ringlets.
(c) A tiara.
(d) A crown of flowers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Spinell do when he sees an infant from his window?

2. How does Mr. Spinell ultimately convince the person in Chapter 8 to play the piano?

3. According to Mr. Kloterjahn, what is the difference between him and Mr. Spinell?

4. Who does Dr. Muller summon to Einfried to see Gabriele?

5. How does Mr. Spinell describe the laughter of the person he sees on his walk?

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