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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. Where is the concert in Chapter 4 held?

2. Who does Hans hallucinate about?

3. How long is Hans confined to bed rest in Chapter 5?

4. What is Settembrini's reason for his feelings about music?

5. Whose sickly cough horrifies Hans?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What do Hans and Joachim do on Sunday in Chapter 4?

4. Describe Hans' grandfather, Hans Lorenz Castorp.

5. What happens as Hans settles into his room at the Berghof?

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

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

8. How does Hans tell Joachim that he feels about death in Chapter 4?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two characters that act as a foil to one another. In what ways do these characters serve as opposites? What do these differences indicate?

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of death in this novel? What events are driven by illness and death? How are characters viewed based on their health?

Essay Topic 3

Investigate "The Magic Mountain" as a bildungsroman. How does it adhere to and differ from the bildungsroman novel? What changes could be made to mark it more clearly as a bildungsroman? What changes could be made to prevent critics from classifying the novel as a bildungsroman?

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