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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Part IV," what does Tony write to her mother in the first letter she sends?
(a) She asks her mother to visit.
(b) She asks about medical advice.
(c) She asks for money.
(d) She asks to be sent on a vacation.

2. Where does Grunlich die?
(a) In his office.
(b) At a beach house.
(c) In a mob.
(d) In jail.

3. Why was Gotthold cut off from family money?
(a) For moving to the Americas.
(b) For going to jail.
(c) For marrying a woman the family disapproved of.
(d) For being born out of wedlock.

4. After Frau Consul's death, what does Tony inherit?
(a) The furniture.
(b) The rugs.
(c) The dishes.
(d) The paintings.

5. What does the narrator say causes death from typhoid?
(a) When the ill person no longer wants to live.
(b) When the fever gets too high.
(c) When an open wound is not covered.
(d) When the family fails to care for the ill person.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Part V," what does Tony say she fears?

2. How does Tony feel about Hermann Hagenstrom in "Part VII"?

3. What does Christian want after Frau Consul's death?

4. What is the name Hanno short for?

5. How does the Buddenbrook dinner end in "Part I"?

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