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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Part V," why does Tony want to take a vacation?
(a) Because she has extra money to spend.
(b) Because she wants to study abroad.
(c) Because she wants to be alone.
(d) Because she is bored.

2. What is the original purpose of Grunlich's visit to the Consul in "Part III"?
(a) A friendly visit.
(b) Business.
(c) To take a survey.
(d) Law.

3. How did Johann Buddenbrook acquire Buddenbrook home?
(a) His firm acquired it.
(b) He built it himself.
(c) He bought it from his mother.
(d) He was left it in a will.

4. Where does Tom go on his honeymoon?
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) Spain.

5. What month does Tony marry Grunlich?
(a) February.
(b) January.
(c) December.
(d) November.

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

7. How much time has passed between "Part I" and "Part II"?
(a) Two years.
(b) Three years.
(c) Four years.
(d) One year.

8. Why does Elizabeth want another servant in "Part II"?
(a) She says she needs help with the baby.
(b) She needs a second cook.
(c) She wants a manservant.
(d) She wants a female servant.

9. What is Christian's strange talent?
(a) He can do shadow puppets.
(b) He can impersonate people.
(c) He can do acrobatic tricks.
(d) He can play every instrument.

10. After spending time with the Krogers in "Part II," how does Tony change?
(a) She becomes angry.
(b) She becomes spoiled.
(c) She becomes educated.
(d) She becomes fearful.

11. How does Tony get her face scratched by Julie?
(a) When she shoves Julie down a hill.
(b) When she tries to avoid kissing Hermann.
(c) While she is sleeping.
(d) While they try to stop falling down a hill.

12. Why does Tony tell Morten about Grunlich's proposal?
(a) She wants him to fight with Grunlich.
(b) She is nervous and blurts it out.
(c) She wants him to know the truth.
(d) She wants him to leave her alone.

13. In "Part IV," what does Grunlich do to keep Tony from visiting people?
(a) He refuses to buy a carriage.
(b) He screens her mail before she reads it.
(c) He won't let her write invitations.
(d) He won't buy her new shoes.

14. In "Part I," what does the Consul's mother tell him to do about Gotthold's demand for money?
(a) Wait to tell his father.
(b) Ignore the request.
(c) Send him a little money.
(d) Sue him.

15. What amount of the proceeds of the house does Gotthold request in "Part I"?
(a) One-half.
(b) One-third.
(c) One-fourth.
(d) He never says the exact amount.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the older generation feel about Napoleon?

2. What does Tony write to her mother in the second letter she sends?

3. Why does the Consul decide to send Tony to a boarding school?

4. What does Tony tell her father about her marriage in "Part IV"?

5. Why do Tony's parents think Grunlich is a good match for her?

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