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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. How does Diotima's husband feel about the revelations regarding Arnheim in Chapter 116?

2. Who are the Kakanians?

3. Why isn't Ulrich surprised by the relationship that Arnheim and Diotima have?

4. For whom does Soliman work?

5. According to the author in Chapter 116, what is the main thing that is holding Ulrich back?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the concept of "diminished responsibility" as outlined in Chapter 111?

2. What do Ulrich and Arnheim say about Moosbrugger in Chapter 121?

3. How do outsiders relate to Moosbrugger, and why are they interested in him, according to the information presented in Chapter 110?

4. What do Walter and Clarisse fight about in Chapter 118?

5. What happens to Bonadea in Chapter 115?

6. Who is Bonadea, and what is her history with Ulrich?

7. What is the status of Diotima and Arnheim's relationship in Chapter 105?

8. What happens between Rachel and Soliman in Chapter 104?

9. What does Ulrich realize about himself in Chapter 103?

10. What does Gerda do with the information she gains in Chapter 119, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Arnheim, Ulrich, and others all have different attitudes toward material wealth and what it means. Why is the significance of wealth so subjective? Why do rich and poor have different attitudes toward it? How does Arnheim's attitude toward wealth differ as a result of being born into a family with money, and why? Do you think our attitudes toward wealth in modern society are different from when the book was written?

Essay Topic 2

Ulrich's relationship with Gerda is a strange one. How do they feel about one another? Why have they never been intimate? Why do they feel sometimes as if they ought to be intimate with one another? What happens when they try to take their relationship to that level, and why? How do other people view their relationship with one another?

Essay Topic 3

Ulrich has relationships with several women throughout the course of the novel. Some are platonic, but some are not. How does Ulrich view women? How does he interact with them? What generalizations does he make that affect the way he treats them? Does he treat his female friends differently from his male friends?

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