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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is there a conflict between Walter and Ulrich, according to Clarisse?
(a) Walter is jealous of Ulrich's success.
(b) Walter wants to be the Count's favorite.
(c) Walter is in love with Clarisse.
(d) Ulrich is jealous of Walter's wealth.

2. According to the author in Chapter 92, what belief is commonly held by rich people?
(a) That being rich is not as much of a privilege as poor people
(b) That poor people are poor because they are lazy.
(c) That families who have been rich for generations are somehow better than those who just came into money.
(d) That money has no real value, and a person's life can't be measured by it.

3. How did Diotima feel when the individual who received the invitation in Chapter 80 arrived at her home?
(a) Excited.
(b) Annoyed.
(c) Disappointed.
(d) Surprised.

4. Why was the General promoted to staff officer?
(a) The others had noticed he was something of a philosopher.
(b) He had military connections.
(c) He went above and beyond the call of duty.
(d) He showed himself to be extremely dedicated and patriotic.

5. What does Ulrich begin to suspect in Chapter 91?
(a) General Stumm is planning to murder Arnheim.
(b) There is some reason why Diotima's husband is so tolerant of her affection for Arnheim.
(c) Count Leinsdorf is beginning to fall for Diotima as well.
(d) Arnheim and Diotima are secretly having an affair.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the importance of a book determined, according to the author?

2. What is the Count's major source of wealth?

3. To whom is Gerda engaged?

4. What was the topic of the letter that Clarisse wrote to Count Leinsdorf in Chapter 82?

5. What is Diotima's opinion of working life as stated in Chapter 93?

Short Essay Questions

1. What situation regarding an invitation develops in Chapter 80?

2. What do Ulrich and Gerda's parents talk about in Chapter 73?

3. What is Ulrich's relationship with Count Leinsdorf in Chapter 81?

4. What theory does Ulrich develop in Chapter 91?

5. Who is Aunt Jane, and what is her history as outlined in Chapter 99?

6. What was the course of the General's career development as outlined in Chapter 80?

7. What is the difference in the way rich people and poor people view wealth, according to the narrator's statements in Chapter 92?

8. What information is given about Gerda in Chapter 73?

9. What is revealed about Georg in Chapter 97?

10. What does Clarisse do in Chapter 82 that embarrasses Ulrich?

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