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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Tony feel about Hermann Hagenstrom in "Part VII"?
(a) They are good friends.
(b) She doesn't know him well.
(c) They are old enemies.
(d) They are friendly neighbors.

2. In "Part X," why does Tom say he can't become a high-level politician?
(a) He is getting too old.
(b) He doesn't have the energy to run for the positions.
(c) He doesn't have the money to run for the positions.
(d) He didn't go to school.

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

4. Why is James Mollendorf of interest to Tom?
(a) Because they went to school together.
(b) Because he can buy Mollendorf's business.
(c) Because he opens up a political seat.
(d) Because he will inherit money.

5. Why does Tony cry whenever she passes the family house after it sells?
(a) Because she is happy to be out of the house.
(b) Because she misses the garden.
(c) Because of the man who owns it.
(d) Because she remembers her childhood.

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

7. Why is Christian interested in the house Gieseke keeps for his mistress?
(a) He wants to move into it.
(b) He wants to buy it.
(c) He wants to build one like it.
(d) He visits there also.

8. When Hugo Weinschenk and Erica marry, who is wary of the match?
(a) Tom.
(b) Tony.
(c) Christian.
(d) Frau Consel.

9. Why does Tom approve of Permaneder as a suitor for Tony?
(a) Because he no longer cares who Tony marries.
(b) Because he is a good man.
(c) Because his mother enjoys Permaneder's company.
(d) Because he is a rich man.

10. Why does Frau Consul beg the doctors for narcotics?
(a) She wants to give them to Tony.
(b) She wants them to sleep.
(c) She wants to die.
(d) She is addicted to them.

11. What instrument does Hanno play?
(a) Drums.
(b) Piano.
(c) Flute.
(d) Violin.

12. What does Christian want after Frau Consul's death?
(a) The house.
(b) The furniture.
(c) The paintings.
(d) The plates.

13. How does Tony describe Catholicism in Munich?
(a) Outdated.
(b) Barbaric.
(c) Complicated.
(d) Lovely.

14. In "Part VI," when does Tony say she expects to return home?
(a) March.
(b) June.
(c) April.
(d) May.

15. At Hanno's christening, what do some of Tom's family members say about the baby?
(a) That he doesn't resemble Tom.
(b) That he is beautiful.
(c) That he will have much responsibility.
(d) That he looks sick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Frau Consul before she dies?

2. How does Tom compare Permaneder to the Buddenbrooks?

3. In "Part VII," what disease is Clara diagnosed with?

4. What do the women in "Part VII" say about Hanno?

5. How does Tom feel about selling the family house?

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