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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gotthold become the Consul to the Netherlands?
(a) He doesn't become the Consul to the Netherlands.
(b) He earns the promotion himself.
(c) Tom appoints him.
(d) The Consul stated it in his will.

2. What does Herr Gratjens do for a living?
(a) He is a pastor.
(b) He is a doctor.
(c) He is a broker.
(d) He is a lawyer.

3. What does Tony tell her father about her marriage in "Part IV"?
(a) She is slowly learning to love Grunlich.
(b) She only got married to make him happy.
(c) She expected more money out of her marriage.
(d) She feels she is being ignored.

4. In "Part II," what does the Consul about love in his marriage to Elizabeth?
(a) That he did not marry for love.
(b) That he loves someone else.
(c) That he married for love.
(d) That he has fallen out of love.

5. What did the Buddenbrooks do during the war with Napoleon?
(a) They helped build navy ships.
(b) They boarded French troops.
(c) They joined the army.
(d) They hid in England.

6. In "Part I," who is the first guest to arrive at Buddenbrook house?
(a) The doctor.
(b) The counselman.
(c) The teacher.
(d) The poet.

7. In "Part III,, what interrupts Tom's secret romance with Anna?
(a) Her husband.
(b) His religion.
(c) A business trip.
(d) Tony's wedding.

8. How does Tom's mother change after her husband's death?
(a) She becomes more religious.
(b) She starts spending more money.
(c) She reads more.
(d) She begins collecting French art.

9. After Consul Kroger dies, what happens to his estate?
(a) It is sold.
(b) It is left to Justus.
(c) It is demolished.
(d) It is turned into a museum.

10. How does the older generation feel about Napoleon?
(a) They feel he was misunderstood.
(b) They feel he was a great man.
(c) They feel he was nothing to fear.
(d) They feel he was a tyrant.

11. Where do the Krogers have an estate?
(a) Inside Berlin.
(b) Near the mountains.
(c) On the coast of Boarder Sea.
(d) Outside Castle Gate.

12. How does Clara meet her husband?
(a) She meets him at work.
(b) It is an arranged marriage.
(c) Her mother invites him over to preach.
(d) Tom hires him to clean their house.

13. What does Johann do the night a riot breaks out in front of his house?
(a) He goes into hiding.
(b) He attends a meeting.
(c) He writes to his brother.
(d) He decides to move.

14. Why does the Consul believe Johann blames Gotthold for the death of Josephine?
(a) Because he had injured her badly.
(b) Because she died trying to save Gotthold.
(c) Because Gotthold got her sick.
(d) Because she died shortly after Gotthold's birth.

15. How does the Buddenbrook dinner end in "Part I"?
(a) With a prayer.
(b) With joke telling.
(c) With a poem.
(d) With a dance.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Part II," how many female servants does Elizabeth have?

2. What day of the week do the Buddenbrooks gather at the Buddenbrook house?

3. In "Part III," what does Morten do when Tony invites him to spend time with her friends?

4. Why does the Consul initially want to pay Gotthold the money in "Part I"?

5. In "Part I," whose lap does Antonie sit on when she recites her catechism?

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