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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 make Mrs. Kloterjahn think about?
(a) Herself.
(b) Him.
(c) Herself.
(d) Mrs. Spatz.

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

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

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

5. What is the person that Mr. Spinell sees on his walk doing in Chapter 12?
(a) Laughing with joy.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Squealing.
(d) Crying.

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

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

8. How does Mr. Spinell feel about the name Kloterjahn?
(a) He hates it.
(b) He thinks it has a musical ring to it.
(c) He thinks it is funny.
(d) He loves it.

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

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

11. What does Mr. Spinell decide to do after he hears the news about Gabriele in Chapter 12?
(a) Eat dinner.
(b) Go to see Gabriele.
(c) Take a nap.
(d) Take a walk.

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

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

14. How is the person who arrives with Mr. Kloterjahn and his son in Chapter 9 described?
(a) Curvaceous.
(b) Intelligent.
(c) Skinny.
(d) Stupid.

15. In what way does Mr. Spinell say that Mr. Kloterjahn has defiled Gabriele’s life?
(a) By making her beauty vulgar and commonplace as a mother and housewife.
(b) By making her crass and uncomfortable.
(c) By making her unhappy.
(d) By making her poor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What activity does Dr. Leander have planned for the patients in Chapter 8?

3. Why does Mr. Spinell say that he refers to Mr. Kloterjahn as he does?

4. What does Mr. Spinell do while leaving the room after the pianist stops playing in Chapter 8?

5. According to Mr. Spinell, what affect did Mr. Kloterjahn have on the scene described in his letter?

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