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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 kept very discreet at the Berghof?
(a) Drug abuse.
(b) Death.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Childbirth.

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

3. Who is Tienappel?
(a) Hans' grandfather.
(b) Hans' cousin.
(c) Hans' great-uncle.
(d) Hans' father.

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

5. Who does Hans and Joachim overhear complaining about their stay at the Berghof and other prospects in October?
(a) Settembrini.
(b) Clavdia.
(c) Dr. Behrens and Dr. Krokowski.
(d) Hermine Kleefeld and other patients.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is removed during meals and at night?

2. What time period does Hans hallucinate about?

3. What is the name of Hans' favorite cigar?

4. What is the name of the private nurse whom Hans meets in Chapter 4?

5. Who slams the door behind Hans' back?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Barbara Hujus?

3. Describe Hans' welcome meal at the Berghof.

4. What does Dr. Krokowski do at the end of his lecture in Chapter 4, and what does it remind Hans of?

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

6. What does Hans see and hear on his first full day at the Berghof?

7. How does Joachim say death and illness are treated at the Berghof?

8. What does Hans muse upon while sitting on his balcony, and what does he say about what he muses on?

9. Describe Hans and Settembrini's conversation at the beginning of Chapter 5.

10. Who is Joachim Ziemssen, what does he look like, and what does he explain to Hans?

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