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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. Usually Aschenbach feels ________ at his summer house.
(a) Ill.
(b) Crazy.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Productive.

2. Aschenbach's childhood is characterized by _______.
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Abuse.
(c) Excitement.
(d) Travel.

3. Aschenbach's father is from _________.
(a) Iceland.
(b) Prussia.
(c) America.
(d) France.

4. What characterizes Aschenbach's daydream?
(a) Exotic.
(b) Horrifying.
(c) Festive.
(d) Dismal.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does Aschenbach have?

2. Why does Aschenbach look at the world differently?

3. What do Aschenbach's characters represent about his beliefs of humans?

4. Aschenbach spends all his time _________.

5. When Aschenbach pulls back from his daydream, it shows his reluctance to follow ______.

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the street performer similar to the man Aschenbach sees at the chapel in Part One? How is he similar to other men Aschenbach has seen throughout "Death In Venice?"

2. In Aschenbach's mind, Tadzio beckons Aschenbach to the water before Aschenbach dies. What does this say about Tadzio's real purpose?

3. Why is Aschenbach comforted by the idea of a quarantine?

4. What is the daydream Aschenbach has after being inspired to travel? How does this further his desire to travel?

5. What are some of the main tones and themes of Part One?

6. How would you compare Aschenbach as a youth to the Aschenbach we meet in the beginning of the book?

7. How does Aschenbach feel when he observes Tadzio is ill and may not live long? Why might he feel this way?

8. What are the physical attributes of the strange man Aschenbach encounters at the chapel?

9. What does the dream that Aschenbach has add to how the reader sees his transformation?

10. What happened to Aschenbach's wife? What is his family situation now?

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