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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. Aschenbach's mother is from ________.
(a) Czechoslovakia.
(b) Brazil.
(c) France.
(d) America.

2. What is the weather on this first day in the novella?
(a) Dark and cloudy.
(b) Raining.
(c) Warm and sunny.
(d) Snowing.

3. What does Aschenbach chronically suffer from?
(a) Insomnia.
(b) Gullibility.
(c) Bad health.
(d) Psychosis.

4. What is Aschenbach's mother's profession?
(a) A seamstress.
(b) A teacher.
(c) An artist.
(d) A housewife.

5. What season is it at the beginning of "Death In Venice?"
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

Short Answer Questions

1. How aware is Aschenbach of his own mortality?

2. What is Aschenbach's financial situation?

3. At the beginning of the book, why does Aschenbach take a walk?

4. What is Aschenbach's father's profession?

5. What happens in Aschenbach's daydream?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is peculiar about one of the young men on the boat? Why does this upset Aschenbach?

2. How much of Part One is either unspoken or indirect direction?

3. What does Aschenbach pride himself on?

4. Why does Aschenbach think he hesitated to approach Tadzio?

5. Why is Aschenbach's writing popular?

6. Why does Aschenbach watch Tadzio?

7. As Aschenbach is more and more obsessed with Tadzio, how does Aschenbach's writing now differ from before?

8. How is the first victim of the sickness relevant to Aschenbach?

9. In what era does "Death In Venice" take place? What major historical landmark is referenced?

10. What successes has Aschenbach achieved in life?

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