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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 Ulrich's relationship with Gerda, as described in Chapter 74?

2. What is Klementine's reaction to the topic Ulrich introduces in Chapter 73?

3. What effect does Arnheim's family business have on his relationship with General Stumm in Chapter 89?

4. What is Diotima's opinion of working life as stated in Chapter 93?

5. What is the general rule stated in Chapter 92, regarding people with ideas?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author say in Chapter 77 about losing one's sense of reality?

2. Who is Aunt Jane, and what is her history as outlined in Chapter 99?

3. What do Ulrich and General Stumm think about intellect, as revealed by their conversation in Chapter 85?

4. What situation regarding an invitation develops in Chapter 80?

5. Does Arnheim do what the author thinks would be best for him in Chapter 86?

6. What does Clarisse realize about the "man without qualities" in Chapter 97?

7. How is the relationship between Diotima and Arnheim described in Chapter 93?

8. Who is Count Leinsdorf, and how is he described in Chapter 76?

9. What is the difference in the way rich people and poor people view wealth, according to the narrator's statements in Chapter 92?

10. What theory does Ulrich develop in Chapter 91?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author weighs in on the legal status of children and slaves as property of their parents and owners, respectively. Why were these laws put in place? What purpose were they intended to serve? When do these laws fail, and what is done in those cases? How have these laws changed since the book was written, and why? Do you think the author would approve of these changes?

Essay Topic 2

Soliman and Rachel are in a similar position, yet they handle themselves very differently. How do Rachel and Soliman's attitudes toward their employers and their situations differ, and why? How does Soliman influence Rachel? What message is the author trying to convey through these two characters?

Essay Topic 3

Arnheim, Ulrich, and others all have different attitudes toward material wealth and what it means. Why is the significance of wealth so subjective? Why do rich and poor have different attitudes toward it? How does Arnheim's attitude toward wealth differ as a result of being born into a family with money, and why? Do you think our attitudes toward wealth in modern society are different from when the book was written?

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