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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 is kept very discreet at the Berghof?

2. What does Chapter 2 detail?

3. What does Joachim say is different in the mountains?

4. What causes Hans to hallucinate in Chapter 4?

5. What does Hans' father die from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Joachim explain to Hans about the woman called Tous-les-deux at their first breakfast in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

5. How does Hans tell Joachim that he feels about death in Chapter 4?

6. How does Settembrini feel about music?

7. Who is Tienappel?

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

9. Describe Hans and Settembrini's conversation at the beginning of Chapter 5.

10. What does Hans muse upon while sitting on his balcony, and what does he say about what he muses on?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is foreshadowing used in "The Magic Mountain"? Choose one major instance of foreshadowing and follow it through the book, finishing with how the event is fulfilled.

Essay Topic 2

How do Thomas Mann's experiences in real life affect the way that this story is written?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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