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

2. Why does the head of the city attend Hanno's christening?
(a) Because he is trying to scare Tom.
(b) Because of Tom's social status.
(c) Because he went to the wrong church.
(d) Because he is related to Gerda.

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

4. 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 remembers her childhood.
(c) Because of the man who owns it.
(d) Because she misses the garden.

5. How does Tony describe the language of the people in Munich?
(a) Archaic.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Gibberish.
(d) Confusing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Part VI," what political position does Tom aspire to?

2. Why does the narrator say Hugo Weinschenk hasn't taken a wife yet in "Part VIII"?

3. Why does Permaneder decide to stop working?

4. Why is Christian interested in the house Gieseke keeps for his mistress?

5. What does Tom decide to do after reading the book in "Part X"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What things occur to end the marriage between Tony and Permaneder?

2. What happens when Frau Consul becomes ill in "Part IX"?

3. How does Hugo Weinschenk feel about Christian in "Part VIII"?

4. How does Tom feel about Tony leaving Permaneder in "Part VI"?

5. What makes Tom fire Christian from the business?

6. What happens during the celebration for the Buddenbrook firm in "Part VIII"?

7. What book does Tom read in "Part X"?

8. What is Hanno's christening like?

9. In "Part VIII," how does Tony broker a deal for Tom?

10. What does Tom do in "Part VI" when he begins to take his political career seriously?

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