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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Hans' temperature to decline in Chapter 5?

2. What does Hans plan to do on Monday in Chapter 4?

3. How does Settembrini feel about music?

4. What is the old woman in black called?

5. What does Hans muse about while lying on his deck chair?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Settembrini feel about music?

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

4. What is Dr. Krokowski's lecture about in Chapter 4?

5. Describe Hans' welcome meal at the Berghof.

6. What does Hans believe portrays the real image of his grandfather, and how does Hans feel that his grandfather reverts to his real self?

7. Who is Tienappel?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Hans and Settembrini's friendship affect the story?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Hans and Peeperkorn. How are their relationships with Clavdia similar and different?

Essay Topic 3

Which characters are present in the novel as the protagonist and the antagonist? Why are these characters labeled in this way?

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