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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Tony tell her father about her marriage in "Part IV"?
(a) She feels she is being ignored.
(b) She only got married to make him happy.
(c) She expected more money out of her marriage.
(d) She is slowly learning to love Grunlich.

3. How does Tom feel during the election running against Hermann Hagenstrom?
(a) He feels he will lose.
(b) He feels he will win.
(c) He is worried.
(d) He never lets anyone see how he feels during the election.

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

5. In "Part IV," what do rioters do to the town hall?
(a) They board up the windows and doors.
(b) They try to light it on fire.
(c) They host a meeting.
(d) They throw bricks at it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Morten studying to be?

2. In "Part IV," where does Tom go on business?

3. In "Part V," how does Tom succeed at his work?

4. How does the wealth of the Krogers compare to the wealth of the Buddenbrooks?

5. How does Tony describe her first impression of Grunlich?

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