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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. Who does Tom discuss German unification with in "Part VI"?
(a) His friends.
(b) His children.
(c) His brother.
(d) The nobility.

2. What does Tom do when Tony refuses to go back to Munich?
(a) He ignores her.
(b) He offers to help her get a divorce.
(c) He says she can have a job with his business.
(d) He buys her a train ticket to Munich anyway.

3. Who attends Frau Consul's funeral?
(a) Only family.
(b) The entire town.
(c) Family and local dignitaries.
(d) Very few people.

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

5. Why does Erica's husband go to jail?
(a) Robbery.
(b) Tax avoidance.
(c) Insurance fraud.
(d) Murder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Erica file for divorce from her husband?

2. Who is Babette?

3. While Tony is away in Munich, what does Christian do that upsets Tom?

4. How does Tom feel about Hanno's musical talents?

5. How does Hanna develop slowly in childhood?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Part VI," how does Tony describe Munich when she visits there?

2. What does Tom do when Christian asks for money in "Part VII"?

3. What does Erica's husband do when he is released from jail?

4. What happens during the war in "Part VII"?

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

6. What is Hanno's christening like?

7. How does Tom become a merchant senator?

8. What is Frau Consul's funeral like?

9. In "Part X," why is Tom compare his fortune to the town's fortune?

10. What argument do Tom and Christian get into after their mother's death?

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