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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the initial reaction of the person Mr. Spinell asks to play the piano?
(a) She refuses.
(b) She leaves the room.
(c) She refuses initially, but ultimately accepts.
(d) She accepts immediately.

4. How does Mr. Kloterjahn characterize Mr. Spinell’s handwriting?
(a) Unreadable.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Too large.
(d) Pathetic.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the person that Mr. Spinell sees on his walk doing in Chapter 12?

2. How much of the opera does Mr. Spinell hear in Chapter 8?

3. In Chpater 11, according to Mr. Kloterjahn, Gabriele’s illness is now known to be in her…

4. What is Mr. Spinell humming as he walks in Chapter 12?

5. What does Mr. Kloterjahn want to do to Mr. Spinell in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dr. Muller recommend in Chapter 9?

2. How does Mr. Kloterjahn say that he will get even with Mr. Spinell after Mr. Spinell's letter?

3. How is the letter that Mr. Spinell writes in Chapter 10 described?

4. What does Dr. Leander recommend as treatment for Gabriele’s worsening condition?

5. How does Mr. Spinell leave the final scene?

6. Why does Dr. Leander transfer Gabriele’s case to Dr. Muller?

7. What does Mr. Spinell do before leaving the room in Chapter 8, after Gabriele played the piano?

8. How much of the music that Mr. Spinell found in Chapter 8 does Mrs. Kloterjahn play?

9. According to Mr. Spinell, who ruined the scene within his letter and how?

10. How is Gabriele’s illness progressing by Chapter 7?

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