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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. Who does Settembrini call "lieutenant"?

2. Who feels like he has been at the Berghof for an eternity?

3. In Chapter 4, what is contrasted with music?

4. What does Joachim say is not taken seriously at the Berghof?

5. Who expresses satisfaction that Hans has come to the Berghof?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Hans' grandfather, Hans Lorenz Castorp.

2. What happens as Hans settles into his room at the Berghof?

3. What does Hans see and hear on his first full day at the Berghof?

4. Who is Tienappel?

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

6. What do Hans and Joachim do on Sunday in Chapter 4?

7. What does Joachim explain about Hermine Kleefield?

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

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

10. Near the end of Chapter 3, what does Hans say about work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are the different symbols (the x-ray plates, the Maria Mancini cigars, etc.) used throughout the novel to represent abstract concepts? Detail and explain how the symbols are used to describe certain abstract concepts and which concepts they describe.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Why is it significant that Mann discloses Hans' past? How does this affect the reader? What does this clarify or confuse within the text?

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