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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 does the head of the Schwartzkopf family do for a living?

2. What does Tony do while Tom is away on his honeymoon?

3. What did the Buddenbrooks do during the war with Napoleon?

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

5. In "Part IV," why does Grunlich tell Tony she can't have a nanny?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What are Morten's political beliefs?

7. How does Clara's mother help her get married?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the significance of the author's use of actual historical events in this novel.

Essay Topic 2

Follow the history of the Buddenbrook family. What are the major turning points? What are their conflicts? What does this family reveal about their society and times?

Essay Topic 3

How does the author use colors in this novel? What do they symbolize? How do they serve as a motif?

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