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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who raises Hans for a year and a half after his parents' deaths?
(a) His great-uncle.
(b) His great-aunt.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His grandfather.

3. In Chapter 3, what does Hans hear from the room next door?
(a) An argument.
(b) Someone being constrained from fighting.
(c) Nothing.
(d) The sounds of lovemaking.

4. What wears Hans down at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) His thwarted romance.
(b) The concentrated study for his college exams.
(c) The deaths surrounding him.
(d) His ill health.

5. Where does Hans first arrive in Chapter 1?
(a) America.
(b) Davos-Platz.
(c) At the wharf.
(d) The Berghof.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who notices that Hans is anemic?

3. What is the relationship between Hans and Joachim?

4. What does Hans do for days and weeks after hearing the sounds from the room next door?

5. Where does Hans sometimes follow his caretaker after dinner?

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