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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Part V," what does Tony say she fears?
(a) Never remarrying.
(b) Gerda's presense in the house.
(c) Her daughter's lack of an education.
(d) Going broke.

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

3. In "Part V," where does Christian travel from to return home?
(a) Chile.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) Peru.
(d) Brazil.

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

5. What does Tony tell her father about her marriage in "Part IV"?
(a) She feels she is being ignored.
(b) She is slowly learning to love Grunlich.
(c) She only got married to make him happy.
(d) She expected more money out of her marriage.

6. How do Julie and Tony treat each other while they walk to school?
(a) They gossip about their families.
(b) They ignore one another.
(c) They hold hands.
(d) They tease one another.

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

8. What does Johann do the night a riot breaks out in front of his house?
(a) He goes into hiding.
(b) He attends a meeting.
(c) He writes to his brother.
(d) He decides to move.

9. Why does the Consul take Tony and Erica home with him?
(a) To give Tony a vacation.
(b) Grunlich asks him to.
(c) To get them away from Grunlich.
(d) To help Tony take care of Erica.

10. Where does Gerda stand at the end of "Part V"?
(a) Next to a table.
(b) In a doorway.
(c) On the porch.
(d) On a stage.

11. Why does Justus come to town in "Part V"?
(a) To plan the Consul's funeral.
(b) To clean the Consul's house.
(c) To go through the Consul's books.
(d) To discuss the Consul's will.

12. What does Herr Gratjens do for a living?
(a) He is a broker.
(b) He is a pastor.
(c) He is a doctor.
(d) He is a lawyer.

13. What does Tony do while Tom is away on his honeymoon?
(a) She fixes a house for him.
(b) She moves out of the house.
(c) She takes some money from him.
(d) She runs the business for him.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Part II," what does Tony have for breakfast each morning?

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

3. Why was Gotthold cut off from family money?

4. What is the original purpose of Grunlich's visit to the Consul in "Part III"?

5. In "Part I," what does the Consul's mother tell him to do about Gotthold's demand for money?

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