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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who attends Frau Consul's funeral?
(a) Family and local dignitaries.
(b) Only family.
(c) Very few people.
(d) The entire town.

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

3. What does the book Tom reads in "Part X" say life is?
(a) A play.
(b) A complication.
(c) A mistake.
(d) A gift.

4. How does Clara meet her husband?
(a) Tom hires him to clean their house.
(b) It is an arranged marriage.
(c) She meets him at work.
(d) Her mother invites him over to preach.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Part II," what does the Consul about love in his marriage to Elizabeth?

2. In "Part II," how many female servants does Elizabeth have?

3. How does the older generation feel about Napoleon?

4. Why does Tom fall in "Part X"?

5. What does Hanno think of his father's work and office in "Part X"?

(see the answer key)

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