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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. To whom does Freud give the young woman's writings?
(a) Sachs.
(b) The woman's father.
(c) His daughter.
(d) Ferenczi.

2. On the second night at the hotel a storm comes. What happens?
(a) The hotel collapses.
(b) A large rock flies through the couple's window.
(c) The hotel loses power.
(d) The man and woman leave.

3. How does Lionheart reply to Vogel?
(a) To create a militia is the best way to keep everyone safe.
(b) He feels most comfortable in his army fatigues and has no desire to change his attire.
(c) He needs to get his sleep, and he is tired of hearing the mourners' cries.
(d) It is best for everyone's safety if they realize that things are not quite right at the white hotel.

4. Where do the man and woman go after she is awake?
(a) To the balcony.
(b) Home.
(c) To the lake.
(d) To breakfast.

5. Two days later, how is the hotel still feeling the affects of the storm?
(a) The number of hotel guests is significantly lower.
(b) There is no food to serve.
(c) One wing of the hotel has not been repaired.
(d) The storm has flooded the basement and billiard room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the army major, Lionheart, announce?

2. Who does the woman say dies while they are at the hotel?

3. How do the young man and woman react to the destruction?

4. Why can the dreamer not escape?

5. Several days later, when the young couple returns to the dining room, what do they discover?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the corsetiere, the priest, and the chef.

2. Who does the woman address in the final section? What does she say?

3. What happens when the couple returns to the dining room?

4. Describe the guests' falls from the broken cable car.

5. What takes place between the woman and man on the train?

6. Who interrupts the couple by the stream? What does this character tell them?

7. Why are the young woman's writings intriguing to Freud?

8. What do the guests do that are in the burning building?

9. What destruction does the storm cause?

10. What does the milk mean to the various characters?

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