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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. Who does Hans ask to explain the biochemical processes behind sweating and blushing?

2. What does Settembrini explain about his and Naphta's arguments?

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

4. Where do Hans and Joachim meet Dr. Behrens later in October?

5. What do many patients become aware of in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Settembrini tell Hans that he plans to do in Chapter 6, and why?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Describe Peeperkorn's group outings and Settembrini's opinion of Hans' relationship with Peeperkorn.

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

9. What happens at the Berghof as spring approaches?

10. As winter arrives, what does Hans study, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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