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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. On Walpurgis Night, what does Clavdia tell Hans that she is doing the next day?
2. Who will not acknowledge Hans, despite his best efforts?
3. Who does Settembrini introduce Hans and Joachim to in Chapter 6?
4. What does Hans do when Joachim's corpse begins to smile inside the coffin?
5. What does Naphta claim has only resulted in the dehumanizing rule of money?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Hans and Peeperkorn say about Clavdia during their conversation in early spring?
2. What role does the concept of time play at the beginning of Chapter 7?
3. What does Settembrini tell Hans that he plans to do in Chapter 6, and why?
4. What happens when Joachim and Hans encounter Dr. Behrens on a mountain path in October, and why does Hans react this way?
5. What does Hans become aware of in Chapter 5, and what do the other patients learn about Hans?
6. How do Joachim's letters to Hans change, and what eventually occurs?
7. What happens at the Berghof as spring approaches?
8. How does Hans insult Settembrini on Walpurgis Night?
9. Describe Joachim's death and the illness leading to it.
10. What do Joachim and Hans discuss on their way back to the Berghof after leaving Settembrini and Naphta?
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
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.
Essay Topic 3
How does the third person point-of-view enhance and inhibit the story? How would the novel be different if a different point of view were used?
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