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

2. Who does Hans hallucinate about?
(a) Clavdia Chauchat.
(b) Hanz Lorenz Castorp.
(c) Joachim Niemssen.
(d) Pribislav Hippe.

3. What causes Hans' temperature to decline in Chapter 5?
(a) An argument with Dr. Krokowski.
(b) An extended illness.
(c) A failed attempt to get Clavdia's attention.
(d) A successful attempt to get Clavdia's attention.

4. Who slams the door behind Hans' back?
(a) Dr. Behrens.
(b) Dr. Krokowski.
(c) He cannot see who does it.
(d) Joachim.

5. What is engraved with the names of Hans' family patriarchs for the past few hundred years?
(a) Nothing.
(b) The family baptismal bowl.
(c) The portrait of Hans' grandfather.
(d) The family Bible.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Joachim and Settembrini agree that music can awaken?

3. What does Hans sing at the top of his voice in Chapter 4?

4. Who visits Hans in Chapter 5 as Hans daydreams about Clavdia?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does a female patient do in Chapter 3 that annoys Hans?

2. What does Settembrini say about music in relation to Hans?

3. What annoys Hans during first breakfast in Chapter 3?

4. On Monday in Chapter 4, what does Hans do before attending Dr. Krokowski's lecture?

5. Who do Hans and Joachim encounter during their walk, and what does he say?

6. How does Hans' interactions with Clavdia affect his health?

7. How does Settembrini feel about music?

8. Who is Barbara Hujus?

9. Near the end of Chapter 3, what does Hans say about work?

10. What does Hans believe portrays the real image of his grandfather, and how does Hans feel that his grandfather reverts to his real self?

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