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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 causes the tensions and rivalries amongst Hans' group of friends?
(a) Hans' friendship with Settembrini.
(b) Clavdia ignoring Hans.
(c) Hans' relationship with Clavdia.
(d) Peeperkorn's anger at Hans.

2. Who does Clavdia return to the Berghof with?
(a) Joachim Ziemssen.
(b) Hans Castorp.
(c) No one.
(d) Pieter Peeperkorn.

3. When Settembrini greets Hans after weeks of silence, what does he ask if Hans liked?
(a) The pomegranate.
(b) Lilith.
(c) The apple.
(d) Nothing.

4. What does Clavdia threaten to do when Hans praises her arms?
(a) Kill herself.
(b) Marry Peeperkorn.
(c) Cry herself to sleep.
(d) Leave.

5. Who offers to allow Hans to use informal pronouns with him?
(a) Naphta.
(b) Dr. Behrens.
(c) Settembrini.
(d) Peeperkorn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joachim think Hans has picked up while lying on his balcony?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 7, who indulges in a long reflection on time?

3. Who questions Hans about Hans' relationship with Clavdia?

4. When does Settembrini reproach Hans for having symbolically said goodbye to him on Walpurgis Night?

5. How are Naphta's rooms decorated?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Hans summoned the day after an excursion to a famous waterfall in the nearby Fluela Valley?

2. What does Settembrini tell Hans that he plans to do in Chapter 6, and why?

3. What happens at the Berghof as spring approaches?

4. Who is Naphta, what does he look like, and how do Hans and Joachim meet him?

5. In Chapter 6, what occurs with Hans' letters home, and what does he write about?

6. Describe Naphta's apartment.

7. What do Settembrini and Naphta argue about in Naphta's apartment, and what does each man say?

8. How do Joachim's letters to Hans change, and what eventually occurs?

9. When Hans and Joachim join Settembrini in his apartment, what does Settembrini say about Naphta?

10. How does Hans insult Settembrini on Walpurgis Night?

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