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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. In "Part V," what does Christian do when he comes into the office?
(a) He drinks.
(b) He reorganizes things.
(c) He writes personal letters.
(d) He sleeps.

2. What causes the Consul to become angry with the mob in "Part IV"?
(a) The noise.
(b) The broken glass.
(c) The unlit street lights.
(d) The flipped over carriages.

3. Why was Gotthold cut off from family money?
(a) For going to jail.
(b) For marrying a woman the family disapproved of.
(c) For being born out of wedlock.
(d) For moving to the Americas.

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

5. How does Tom's mother change after her husband's death?
(a) She begins collecting French art.
(b) She reads more.
(c) She starts spending more money.
(d) She becomes more religious.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What month is it in "Part III"?

3. In "Part III," what does Morten do when Tony invites him to spend time with her friends?

4. How does Grunlich propose marriage to Tony?

5. What does Tony write to her mother in the second letter she sends?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Part II," how does Tony react to being at boarding school?

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

3. How does Tom meet his wife?

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

5. What happens to Herr Kroger during the riot?

6. What are Morten's political beliefs?

7. What do the men do after dinner in "Part I"?

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

9. What is Tony's first impression of Grunlich?

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

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