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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. Why does Gerda decide to tell the person she tells in Chapter 119?

2. What happens between Gerda and Ulrich in Chapter 119?

3. It is revealed in Chapter 116 that Arnheim is working for whom?

4. What is Rachel's main concern at the end of Chapter 117?

5. What is the concept of "diminished responsibility," as defined in Chapter 110?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What do Diotima and Ulrich discuss in Chapter 101?

5. What does the narrator say about children and servants in Chapter 113?

6. What does Diotima do with Count Leinsdorf in Chapter 114?

7. What happens between Ulrich and Gerda in Chapter 119?

8. Who does Ulrich encounter in Chapter 122, and how does he respond?

9. What comparison does General Stumm make between libraries and warfare in Chapter 100?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This novel was written in the early 20th century, yet many of its themes are still pertinent in today's society. How would today's readers interpret some of these issues differently? What are some significant changes that have occurred since the novel was written which would affect the way readers interpret it? What are some ideas or themes which are no longer relevant, and why aren't they?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Moosbrugger is used by the author to relate several messages regarding how people judge one another. How do outsiders view Moosbrugger, and why? Why are they interested in him and his situation? How do they view the crime he committed? What is the theory of "diminished responsibility," and how does it relate to Moosbrugger, and people's opinion of him?

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