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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 do the patients having affairs use to visit one another?

2. What do Hans and Joachim promise before leaving Settembrini and Naphta?

3. What are Hans and Settembrini doing when they fall into an open argument?

4. On the evening that Dr. Behrens entertains patients with a musical parlor trick, what does Clavdia ask Hans about?

5. Where does Hans "play king" and muse over his recent experiences?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Hans become aware of in Chapter 5, and what do the other patients learn about Hans?

3. What do Hans and Clavdia discuss in the salon in Chapter 7?

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

5. Describe Joachim's death and the illness leading to it.

6. Due to his studies, what does Hans frequently refer to in conversation, and how does Joachim respond?

7. What do Joachim and Hans discuss on their way back to the Berghof after leaving Settembrini and Naphta?

8. Describe Hans' interactions with Clavdia on Walpurgis Night.

9. How does Hans react when Clavdia returns to the Berghof in Chapter 7, and why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Thomas Mann's experiences in real life affect the way that this story is written?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Hans and Joachim.

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