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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of situations does Hans do best with?

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

3. How should Hans live while is at the Berghof, according to Dr. Behrens?

4. What does the whistler's group call themselves?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hans notice on a walk along a mountain path in Chapter 3, and how does it make him feel?

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

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

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

5. What happens when Hans arrives late to Dr. Krokowski's lecture in Chapter 4?

6. Describe Hans and Settembrini's encounter at the beginning of Chapter 4.

7. When Dr. Behrens visits Hans' table in Chapter 3, what does he notice, and what does he prescribe?

8. What does Joachim explain to Hans about the woman called Tous-les-deux at their first breakfast in Chapter 3?

9. Who does Hans meet during his first few weeks at the Berghof?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Hans and Joachim.

Essay Topic 2

Which characters are present in the novel as the protagonist and the antagonist? Why are these characters labeled in this way?

Essay Topic 3

How is time portrayed in "The Magic Mountain"? How is this concept addressed, and what does this mean?

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