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

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 gets into a fight with a boy.
(c) Because she starts scaring strangers in the street.
(d) Because she starts stealing from stores.

2. What day of the week do the Buddenbrooks gather at the Buddenbrook house?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Friday.

3. Where do the Krogers have an estate?
(a) Inside Berlin.
(b) On the coast of Boarder Sea.
(c) Near the mountains.
(d) Outside Castle Gate.

4. How does the Buddenbrook dinner end in "Part I"?
(a) With joke telling.
(b) With a dance.
(c) With a prayer.
(d) With a poem.

5. Why does the Consul believe Johann blames Gotthold for the death of Josephine?
(a) Because she died trying to save Gotthold.
(b) Because Gotthold got her sick.
(c) Because she died shortly after Gotthold's birth.
(d) Because he had injured her badly.

Short Answer Questions

1. After spending time with the Krogers in "Part II," how does Tony change?

2. What amount of the proceeds of the house does Gotthold request in "Part I"?

3. Where do the men go after dinner in "Part I"?

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

5. In "Part I," what aspect of the Buddenbrook home do the guests discuss?

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