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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. In Chapter 6, what does Hans praise ascetically?

2. What does Settembrini urge Hans to do?

3. What does Hans accuse Settembrini of offering?

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

5. What does Clavdia threaten to do when Hans praises her arms?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Hans and Settembrini argue about that causes Hans to accuse Settembrini of offering hypocritical advice?

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

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

5. What happens when Joachim and Hans encounter Dr. Behrens on a mountain path in October, and why does Hans react this way?

6. What do Hans and Peeperkorn say about Clavdia during their conversation in early spring?

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

8. What happens at the Berghof as spring approaches?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Hans and Settembrini's friendship affect the story?

Essay Topic 2

How does the setting of the novel affect the characters and their actions? What is Mann suggesting about the setting?

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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