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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 causes the tensions and rivalries amongst Hans' group of friends?

2. Who does Settembrini say is justifying a totalitarian state?

3. Who is getting worse but leaves the Berghof without authorization anyway because they cannot stand it anymore?

4. Who does Settembrini compare Clavdia to in Chapter 5?

5. In Chapter 5, who performs a parlor trick of drawing a pig blindfolded in one long stroke?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 6, what occurs with Hans' letters home, and what does he write about?

3. What happens at the Berghof as spring approaches?

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

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

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

7. Describe Naphta's apartment.

8. Why is Hans summoned the day after an excursion to a famous waterfall in the nearby Fluela Valley?

9. How does Hans insult Settembrini on Walpurgis Night?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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