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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Herr Gratjens do for a living?
(a) He is a pastor.
(b) He is a doctor.
(c) He is a lawyer.
(d) He is a broker.
2. In "Part V," what does Tony say she fears?
(a) Going broke.
(b) Gerda's presense in the house.
(c) Her daughter's lack of an education.
(d) Never remarrying.
3. Where do the Krogers have an estate?
(a) Near the mountains.
(b) On the coast of Boarder Sea.
(c) Outside Castle Gate.
(d) Inside Berlin.
4. How does the wealth of the Krogers compare to the wealth of the Buddenbrooks?
(a) The Krogers are in a much lower social class.
(b) The Buddenbrooks have more money.
(c) The Krogers have more money.
(d) They have the same amount of money.
5. In "Part IV," what does Tony write to her mother in the first letter she sends?
(a) She asks for money.
(b) She asks about medical advice.
(c) She asks her mother to visit.
(d) She asks to be sent on a vacation.
6. In "Part V," what do Christian's family members think of his stories?
(a) They think they are strange.
(b) They think they are boring.
(c) They think they are made-up.
(d) They think they are exotic.
7. What causes the servant to be fired from the Buddenbrook home in "Part IV"?
(a) They get into a physical fight with Christian.
(b) They stop showing up for work.
(c) They are caught with a maid.
(d) They refuse to serve the family.
8. What month does Tony marry Grunlich?
(a) January.
(b) November.
(c) February.
(d) December.
9. In "Part IV," what are the lower classes insisting upon?
(a) Better pay.
(b) Voting rights.
(c) Vacation days.
(d) Health care.
10. In the beginning of "Part III", what is the Consul's family all reading?
(a) Novels.
(b) Newspapers.
(c) Magazines.
(d) Letters.
11. What do the men argue about after dinner in "Part I"?
(a) Recent science developments.
(b) Religion.
(c) The arts.
(d) The reunification of Germany.
12. In "Part II," what does the Consul say about Johann's second marriage?
(a) It has no respect and no love.
(b) It is a sham.
(c) It has respect but not love.
(d) It only has love.
13. How does the older generation feel about Napoleon?
(a) They feel he was a great man.
(b) They feel he was misunderstood.
(c) They feel he was nothing to fear.
(d) They feel he was a tyrant.
14. How much time has passed between "Part I" and "Part II"?
(a) Four years.
(b) One year.
(c) Two years.
(d) Three years.
15. Why does Gotthold feel he should receive some of the Buddenbrook family money?
(a) He never says why.
(b) He was promised some of the money.
(c) He says it's his birthright.
(d) He was never paid for his services.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Tony do while Tom is away on his honeymoon?
2. What does the Consul do after being left Johann's business?
3. What causes the Consul to become angry with the mob in "Part IV"?
4. Why does Tony tell Morten about Grunlich's proposal?
5. What is Christian's strange talent?
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