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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) His own.
(b) Mr. Kloterjahn’s.
(c) Gabriele Kloterjahn’s.
(d) Anton Kloterjahn, Jr’s.

2. What does the pianist play in Chapter 8?
(a) Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman.
(b) Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde.
(c) Wagner’s Die Hochzeit.
(d) Wagner’s Lohengrin.

3. What activity does Dr. Leander have planned for the patients in Chapter 8?
(a) Hiking.
(b) Skiing.
(c) A sleigh ride.
(d) Horseback riding.

4. Why does Mr. Kloterjahn call Mr. Spinell a coward?
(a) He hides from the world in the sanitarium.
(b) He didn’t fight in the war.
(c) He doesn’t have the guts to express his love to Gabriele.
(d) He is nice to his face, and then sends him an insulting letter.

5. Why didn’t Gabriele kiss their son, according to Mr. Kloterjahn?
(a) Because of her illness.
(b) Because she no longer loves him.
(c) Her son wouldn't let her.
(d) She was too weak to.

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

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

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

9. What sheet music is on the piano?
(a) Chopin’s nocturnes.
(b) Wagner’s Lohengrin.
(c) Mozart’s The Magic Flute.
(d) Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony.

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

11. According to Mr. Spinell, what was Mr. Kloterjahn’s intention upon viewing the scene described in his letter?
(a) To keep it unsullied.
(b) To destroy it.
(c) To possess, consume, and defile it.
(d) To heighten it.

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

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

14. How is Mr. Spinell's mood after he hears the news about Gabriele in Chapter 12?
(a) He is sad and cannot stop crying.
(b) He is tired.
(c) He is very worked up and cannot calm down.
(d) He is giddy.

15. When does Gabriele start to worsen again in Chapter 9?
(a) A week after after playing the piano.
(b) The day after playing the piano.
(c) That day she after plays the piano.
(d) Two days after playing the piano.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Spinell ask Gabriele if she and her friends did in the garden?

2. Who arrives at Einfried along with Mr. Kloterjahn and his son?

3. Where would Gabriele sit with her friends when she was young?

4. What is Mrs. Kloterjahn’s maiden name?

5. How does Mr. Spinell react to the person he sees on his walk in Chapter 12?

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