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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day of the week do the Buddenbrooks gather at the Buddenbrook house?

2. What does the head of the Schwartzkopf family do for a living?

3. Why does the Consul decide to send Tony to a boarding school?

4. In "Part V," how does Tom succeed at his work?

5. In "Part II," what does the Consul about love in his marriage to Elizabeth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Tony after spending summers with the Krogers?

2. How does Tony meet Morten?

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

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

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

6. What does Grunlich do when he learns about Tony's letter to her father concerning Morten?

7. In "Part I," what does Johann Buddenbrook decide to do about Gotthold's letter?

8. What are Morten's political beliefs?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Tom and Tony. How do these two characters work together to define each other?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the role of political strife in this novel. Keep in mind the process to reunify Germany, the radicals and the rioters.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the symbolism of the Buddenbrook home. Discuss it from the time it was purchased by the family until its sale.

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