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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 do Hans and Clavdia exchange as tokens?

3. What is Hans surprised to learn about Naphta while he is in Settembrini's garret?

4. When does Settembrini reproach Hans for having symbolically said goodbye to him on Walpurgis Night?

5. As winter arrives, what does Hans believe is the reason for his increasing temperature?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What role does the "military life" play in the conversation between Hans, Joachim, Settembrini and Naphta in Chapter 6?

3. How does Hans insult Settembrini on Walpurgis Night?

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

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

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

7. What role does the concept of time play at the beginning of Chapter 7?

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

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

10. When Hans and Joachim join Settembrini in his apartment, what does Settembrini say about Naphta?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does social class play in "The Magic Mountain"? What different classes are represented and by which 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

What is the significance of the time period that this novel was written? How does the pending First World War affect the novel's plot?

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