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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where did Gabriele first meet her husband?
(a) At Mr. Kloterjahn’s store.
(b) In the garden.
(c) At the sanitarium.
(d) At her father’s store.

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

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

8. Who does Dr. Leander turn Gabriele's care over to?
(a) Miss van Osterloh.
(b) Mr. Spinell.
(c) Dr. Muller.
(d) Mrs. Spatz.

9. Who does Mr. Spinell credit with having brought beauty back into Gabriele’s life?
(a) Himself.
(b) Gabriele herself.
(c) Mrs. Spatz.
(d) Her father.

10. What is Mrs. Kloterjahn’s maiden name?
(a) Eckhof.
(b) Josephs.
(c) Klein.
(d) Muller.

11. Why does Mr. Spinell say that he does not despise Mr. Kloterjahn?
(a) Because Mr. Kloterjahn is the stronger of the two men.
(b) Because he cannot despise anyone.
(c) He has no reason to despise him.
(d) For Gabriele’s sake he cannot.

12. How does Mr. Kloterjahn characterize Mr. Spinell’s letter?
(a) Funny.
(b) Idiotic.
(c) Rude.
(d) Enchanting.

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

14. Who does Mr. Spinell ask to play the piano?
(a) Miss van Osterloh.
(b) Mrs. Spatz.
(c) Gabriele Kloterjahn.
(d) Mr. Kloterjahn.

15. What response does Mr. Spinell usually get from the letters he writes?
(a) He receives one or two letters in reply per day.
(b) No response at all.
(c) His letters are returned to him unopened.
(d) He is constantly receiving letters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Kloterjahn do immediately after arriving at Einfried?

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

3. What does Mr. Kloterjahn say the girls were really doing in the garden?

4. What scene does Mr. Spinell describe in his letter?

5. Why doesn’t Gabriele play her instrument anymore?

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