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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 is Mr. Spinell doing in his room in Chapter 10?
(a) Talking to himself.
(b) Singing.
(c) Writing a new novel.
(d) Writing a letter.

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

3. Why does Mrs. Spatz leave in Chapter 8?
(a) She receives a letter.
(b) She feels ill.
(c) She is hungry.
(d) She is bored.

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

5. What does Mr. Kloterjahn say the girls were really doing in the garden?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Knitting and discussing recipes.
(c) Singing.
(d) Gossiping.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mr. Spinell feel about the name Kloterjahn?

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

3. What is Mr. Kloterjahn’s mood after speaking with Mr. Spinell in Chapter 11?

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

5. According to Mr. Kloterjahn, how did Gabriele treat him and their son?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has Mr. Kloterjahn supposedly done to Gabriele, according to Mr. Spinell's letter in Chapter 10?

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

3. In Chapter 10, how does Mr. Spinell say that he feels about Mr. Kloterjahn?

4. Why does Mrs. Kloterjahn initially refuse to play piano for Mr. Spinell?

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

6. Why do Mrs. Kloterjahn and Mr. Spinell choose to stay back from the sleigh ride?

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

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

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

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

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