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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Part IV," what are the lower classes insisting upon?
(a) Health care.
(b) Vacation days.
(c) Voting rights.
(d) Better pay.

2. How does Tom's mother change after her husband's death?
(a) She begins collecting French art.
(b) She becomes more religious.
(c) She starts spending more money.
(d) She reads more.

3. How does Tony get her face scratched by Julie?
(a) When she tries to avoid kissing Hermann.
(b) While she is sleeping.
(c) While they try to stop falling down a hill.
(d) When she shoves Julie down a hill.

4. Where do the men go after dinner in "Part I"?
(a) The sitting room.
(b) A local pub.
(c) The billiards room.
(d) The kitchen.

5. Why does the Consul decide to send Tony to a boarding school?
(a) Because she starts scaring strangers in the street.
(b) Because she starts stealing from stores.
(c) Because she stops working in school.
(d) Because she gets into a fight with a boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day of the week do the Buddenbrooks gather at the Buddenbrook house?

2. In "Part I," what does the Consul's mother tell him to do about Gotthold's demand for money?

3. What does the head of the Schwartzkopf family do for a living?

4. In "Part I," whose lap does Antonie sit on when she recites her catechism?

5. What years is it in the beginning of "Part I"?

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