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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 is removed during meals and at night?

2. Whose sickly cough horrifies Hans?

3. What month does it snow in Chapter 4?

4. What kind of conversation does Settembrini use?

5. What is kept very discreet at the Berghof?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Hans' welcome meal at the Berghof.

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

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

5. Who is Barbara Hujus?

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

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

8. How does Settembrini feel about music?

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

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

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

Compare and contrast Hans and Peeperkorn. How are their relationships with Clavdia similar and different?

Essay Topic 3

How is foreshadowing used in "The Magic Mountain"? Choose one major instance of foreshadowing and follow it through the book, finishing with how the event is fulfilled.

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