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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 does the whistler use to whistle?

2. Who does Hans learn has recently died in his room?

3. Who thinks that music can perform the reasonable function of measuring time?

4. What makes Hans dizzy in Chapter 1?

5. Who does Settembrini call "lieutenant"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who does Hans meet during his first few weeks at the Berghof?

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

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

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

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

8. Who is Barbara Hujus?

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

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

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 does Hans change throughout the novel? Detail the changes he makes and the reasons behind those changes.

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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