Buddenbrooks | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Part I

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

1835.

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

Her grandfather.

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

Thursday.

4. In "Part I," who is the first guest to arrive at Buddenbrook house?

The poet.

5. What does Herr Gratjens do for a living?

He is a broker.

6. How did Johann Buddenbrook acquire Buddenbrook home?

His firm acquired it.

7. How does Gotthold tell the Buddenbrook family he wants money?

He sends a letter to the Consul.

8. Why does Gotthold feel he should receive some of the Buddenbrook family money?

He says it's his birthright.

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

Wait to tell his father.

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