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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. Why did Gabriele’s father eventually let her marry Mr. Kloterjahn?
(a) He was sick of having her around the house.
(b) Because she really wanted to.
(c) She was pregnant.
(d) He needed a rich son-in-law.

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

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

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

5. How does Mr. Spinell describe the laughter of the person he sees on his walk?
(a) Cute.
(b) Horrific.
(c) Scary.
(d) Irritating.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Mr. Kloterjahn is relieved that which organ is not the cause of his wife’s illness?

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

4. What reason does Dr. Leander cite for transferring Gabriele's care?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Mr. Spinell ultimately convince Mrs. Kloterjahn to play piano?

6. According to Mrs. Spatz, what did Gabriele do before coughing up blood?

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

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

9. What is the piece of music that Mr. Spinell is so excited to find?

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

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