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

2. In "Part II," what does the Consul say about Johann's second marriage?
(a) It has respect but not love.
(b) It is a sham.
(c) It only has love.
(d) It has no respect and no love.

3. In "Part II," what does the Consul about love in his marriage to Elizabeth?
(a) That he did not marry for love.
(b) That he has fallen out of love.
(c) That he loves someone else.
(d) That he married for love.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Buddenbrook dinner end in "Part I"?

2. When does Herr Kroger die?

3. In "Part IV," what are the lower classes insisting upon?

4. Why does Tony tell Morten about Grunlich's proposal?

5. What month does Tony marry Grunlich?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Part I," how do the Buddenbrook guests feel about Napoleon?

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

3. What are Morten's political beliefs?

4. In "Part III," what does Tony do when she returns from the beach house?

5. What does Justus do after the Consul dies?

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

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

8. What happens during the riot in "Part IV"?

9. In "Part II," how does the Consul describe his marriage to Elizabeth Kroger?

10. In "Part IV," what is revealed about Grunlich's business?

(see the answer keys)

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