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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. Where do the people who choose not to participate in the activity Dr. Leander plans go instead?
(a) Mrs. Spatz’s bedroom.
(b) Mrs. Kloterjahn’s bedroom.
(c) Mr. Spinell’s bedroom.
(d) The sitting room.

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

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

4. What does Mr. Spinell do when he sees an infant from his window?
(a) He looks away immediately.
(b) He calls down to him.
(c) He goes down to see him.
(d) He stares at him.

5. How much of the opera does Mr. Spinell hear in Chapter 8?
(a) The whole thing.
(b) One act.
(c) Half.
(d) The first two acts, but not the third.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way does Mr. Spinell say that Mr. Kloterjahn has defiled Gabriele’s life?

2. Who does Dr. Leander turn Gabriele's care over to?

3. How does Dr. Muller summon the person(s) to Einfried to see Gabriele?

4. What sheet music is on the piano?

5. What is Mr. Kloterjahn going to do when he gets back home?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do we know that playing the piano has put a strain on Gabriele Kloterjahn?

2. Why does Mr. Kloterjahn call Mr. Spinell a coward?

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

4. Why does Mr. Spinell say he is writing a letter in Chapter 10?

5. What eventually convinced Gabriele’s father to let her marry Mr. Kloterjahn?

6. According to Mr. Spinell, why is what he is saying to Mr. Kloterjahn in Chapter 10 not an insult?

7. How does Mr. Spinell describe the scene within his letter in Chapter 10?

8. Why does Mr. Spinell mail the letter as opposed to hand-delivering it?

9. How does Mr. Kloterjahn react differently to women than Mr. Spinell?

10. Why does Mr. Spinell find the scene of Gabriele and her friends in the garden so beautiful?

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