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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 kind of situations does Hans do best with?
(a) Those connected to the future.
(b) Those connected to death.
(c) Those connected to romance.
(d) Those connected to nothing.

2. Why did the Catholic patient scream?
(a) He/she never screamed.
(b) Because he/she was in so much pain.
(c) Because he/she was not allowed to leave the Berghof.
(d) Because he/she saw the priest arriving for last rites.

3. What kind of conversation does Settembrini use?
(a) All answers are correct.
(b) Mocking.
(c) Learned.
(d) Witty.

4. What is the name of Hans' favorite cigar?
(a) Maria Mancini.
(b) Clavdia Chauchat.
(c) Joachim Niemssen.
(d) Hans does not smoke cigars.

5. Who feels like he has been at the Berghof for an eternity?
(a) Settembrini.
(b) Joachim.
(c) Hans.
(d) Clavdia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who states that there is something edifying about death?

2. What is the old woman in black called?

3. When does Hans feel healthy?

4. What month does it snow in Chapter 4?

5. Who does Hans and Joachim overhear complaining about their stay at the Berghof and other prospects in October?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Joachim Ziemssen, what does he look like, and what does he explain to Hans?

2. Who do Hans and Joachim encounter during their walk, and what does he say?

3. What annoys Hans during first breakfast in Chapter 3?

4. Why does Settembrini interrupt his learned banter at the end of Chapter 3?

5. What does a female patient do in Chapter 3 that annoys Hans?

6. When Dr. Behrens visits Hans' table in Chapter 3, what does he notice, and what does he prescribe?

7. What does Dr. Krokowski do at the end of his lecture in Chapter 4, and what does it remind Hans of?

8. Describe Hans and Settembrini's encounter at the beginning of Chapter 4.

9. What does Hans notice on a walk along a mountain path in Chapter 3, and how does it make him feel?

10. What does Settembrini say about music in relation to Hans?

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