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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose sickly cough horrifies Hans?
(a) Clavdia Chauchat's.
(b) Joachim's.
(c) An Austrian horseman's.
(d) An American woman's.

2. Where does Hans sometimes follow his caretaker after dinner?
(a) To the neighbor's house.
(b) Into the garden.
(c) To bed.
(d) Into the den.

3. Who expresses satisfaction that Hans has come to the Berghof?
(a) Joachim.
(b) Dr. Behrens.
(c) Dr. Krokowski.
(d) Clavdia.

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

5. What is the old woman doing at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Pacing in the garden.
(b) Sitting on a bench, gazing at the sky.
(c) Crying with her face in her hands.
(d) Reading a book of poetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who notices that Hans is anemic?

2. What makes Hans dizzy in Chapter 1?

3. Who is the executor of Hans' parents' estate?

4. What is the old woman in black called?

5. What does Hans Castorp ride to ascend the Alps?

(see the answer key)

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