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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 Gotthold want to know while attending his father's funeral?
(a) Gottold doesn't talk at the funeral.
(b) If he can move into Buddenbrook home.
(c) How much money he will receive.
(d) Where the pictures of his mother are.

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

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

4. Why does the Consul want to see if Tony loves Grunlich in "Part IV"?
(a) To please his wife.
(b) To know if he was wrong.
(c) To know if he should invest money in Grunlich.
(d) To know if he should send his daughter on vacation.

5. How is Justus related to the Consul?
(a) He is the Consul's uncle.
(b) He is the Consul's brother.
(c) He is the Consul's brother-in-law.
(d) He is the Consul's cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Gotthold feel he should receive some of the Buddenbrook family money?

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

3. What does Johann do the night a riot breaks out in front of his house?

4. How does Tony get her face scratched by Julie?

5. In "Part I," whose lap does Antonie sit on when she recites her catechism?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tony meet Morten?

2. What is Christian like when he returns home in "Part V"?

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

4. How does Tom meet his wife?

5. What happens to Herr Kroger during the riot?

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

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

8. What does Gotthold demand in a letter in "Part I"?

9. What does Tom do when he takes over his father's business?

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

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