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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In "Part IV," what are the lower classes insisting upon?
(a) Vacation days.
(b) Better pay.
(c) Health care.
(d) Voting rights.

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

5. What is Morten studying to be?
(a) A journalist.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What amount of the proceeds of the house does Gotthold request in "Part I"?

2. What causes the servant to be fired from the Buddenbrook home in "Part IV"?

3. How do Morten's political views compare to Tony's?

4. What does Grunlich say about his courting of Tony in "Part IV"?

5. Where does Gerda stand at the end of "Part V"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Grunlich do when he learns about Tony's letter to her father concerning Morten?

2. What are Morten's political beliefs?

3. How does Tony meet Morten?

4. What happens to Tony after spending summers with the Krogers?

5. How does Johann Buddenbrook describe the way he acquired Buddenbrook home?

6. What happens to Herr Kroger during the riot?

7. How does the Consul say Josephine's death affected Johann?

8. Why do Tony's parents support Grunlich's proposal of marriage?

9. In "Part I," what types of guests come to Buddenbrook home from dinner?

10. How does Clara's mother help her get married?

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