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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 is Bonadea's husband's rank in the military?

2. How does Gerda learn of Arnheim's ulterior motives in Chapter 119?

3. Who expresses concern in Chapter 107, about Arnheim's relationship with Diotima?

4. Who ended Ulrich and Bonadea's affair?

5. From what ailment is Bonadea suffering in Chapter 115?

Short Essay Questions

1. What changes in Chapter 117 for Rachel?

2. What is revealed about Arnheim in Chapter 116?

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

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

5. What is the author trying to demonstrate through Ulrich and Gerda's actions in Chapter 119?

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

7. What idea does Ulrich have at the end of Chapter 120?

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

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

10. What concept does Arnheim contemplate in Chapter 106, and how does he feel about it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nationality is an important concept in this novel. Several characters are identified by their nationality, and all of the characters have a strong sense of patriotic pride. Why is nationality so important? Which characters feel the strongest regarding their nationalities? Would contemporary readers have shared this strong sense of national pride? Is this something that has changed between the time the novel was written and now?

Essay Topic 2

Anti-Semitism is an important concept in this novel. Which of the main characters were at some point affected by anti-Semitism? How did it affect them? How did it change their outlook or their position in life?

Essay Topic 3

The author assumes that readers will be familiar with the Kakanians, and therefore the term is never really explained. From the context, what can you infer about what this term means? Who are the Kakanians? What is the area referred to as Kakania? What is its relationship with Austria?

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