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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Hans mention when Settembrini complains about his ignorant tablemates?
(a) Joachim.
(b) Clavdia Chauchat.
(c) Dr. Behrens.
(d) Frau Stohr.

2. Who does Settembrini flirt with at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) A village girl.
(b) Frau Stohr.
(c) No one.
(d) Clavdia Chauchat.

3. What kind of situations does Hans do best with?
(a) Those connected to death.
(b) Those connected to romance.
(c) Those connected to the future.
(d) Those connected to nothing.

4. How long is Hans confined to bed rest in Chapter 5?
(a) Four months.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Two months.
(d) Four weeks.

5. When does Hans feel healthy?
(a) Never.
(b) When he watches Clavdia.
(c) When he is doing nothing.
(d) Always.

6. What is Settembrini's reason for his feelings about music?
(a) He has no feelings about music.
(b) It makes him happy.
(c) It inflames the emotions.
(d) It attracts young women.

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

8. What is the name of the private nurse whom Hans meets in Chapter 4?
(a) Behrens.
(b) Frau Stohr.
(c) Sister Berta.
(d) Clavdia Chauchat.

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

10. What does Hans tell Joachim is really his element?
(a) Time.
(b) Love.
(c) Health.
(d) Death.

11. What does the whistler's group call themselves?
(a) The Half-Lung Club.
(b) The Berghof Patience.
(c) There is no group with the whistler.
(d) The Half-Heart Gang.

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

13. Who does Settembrini mock for inventing the "summer season"?
(a) Krokowski.
(b) Joachim.
(c) Behrens.
(d) Hans.

14. What is the name of Hans' favorite cigar?
(a) Clavdia Chauchat.
(b) Joachim Niemssen.
(c) Maria Mancini.
(d) Hans does not smoke cigars.

15. After his bed rest ends, what does Hans accompany Joachim to do?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Get their x-rays.
(c) Attend a carnival.
(d) Watch a concert.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of conversation does Settembrini use?

2. What causes Hans' temperature to decline in Chapter 5?

3. Where does Hans walk after first breakfast in Chapter 3?

4. Who does Hans and Joachim overhear complaining about their stay at the Berghof and other prospects in October?

5. Where does Hans go on Monday in Chapter 4?

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