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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose comical mispronunciations provide endless amusement?
(a) Dr. Krokowski.
(b) Joachim.
(c) Hans.
(d) Frau Stohr.

2. How does Hans describe the old woman in the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) As beautiful.
(b) As hideous.
(c) He does not see an old woman.
(d) As tragic-looking.

3. What does Hans Castorp ride to ascend the Alps?
(a) A boat.
(b) A ski-lift.
(c) His narrow-gauge railroad car.
(d) The Berghof's personal plane.

4. What does Hans do on his first full day at the Berghof?
(a) Look out from his room.
(b) Read a book.
(c) Decide to return home.
(d) Write to his parents.

5. What makes Hans dizzy in Chapter 1?
(a) His anxiety.
(b) The fact that he did not eat.
(c) His attraction to Clavdia.
(d) The thin air.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who slams the door behind Hans' back?

2. What are the old woman's sons dying from?

3. Who notices that Hans is anemic?

4. What is Hans' talent that allows him to move ahead in his education?

5. How does Hans feel about the image of his grandfather in his coffin?

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