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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 makes Hans dizzy in Chapter 1?

2. Who does Settembrini compare to Odysseus?

3. What happens when Hans stops by a brook?

4. Who does Settembrini say music is especially dangerous for?

5. Who do Hans and Joachim encounter at the beginning of Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Hans believe portrays the real image of his grandfather, and how does Hans feel that his grandfather reverts to his real self?

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

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

6. Who is Hans Castorp, where is he at the beginning of Chapter 1, and how does it make him feel?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Hans and Joachim.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Choose one of the main themes in this novel (mountains and magic, connection to "Death in Venice", illness and death, etc..) and detail its recurrences throughout the novel. What does it add to the novel? How does it affect the difference characters?

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