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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. If a person had a particularly severe mental illness, which of the following best described the legal difference associated with that type of condition as mentioned in Chapter 60?

2. How did Ulrich react upon learning that he had been mentioned in the letter in Chapter 59?

3. With whom did Fischel's daughter share a friendship in Chapter 35?

4. Which of the following seemed different about the presentation of facts in Chapter 64?

5. In Chapter 52, which of the following did Tuzzi notice in the ministry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of the title, The Man Without Qualities? How does it relate to the protagonist Ulrich and in particular to the main theme of the book? What did the author mean by titling the book The Man Without Qualities? Cite an example from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the concept of loneliness as demonstrated in The Man Without Qualities. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain their loneliness if any, and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Moosbrugger. What is his role in The Man Without Qualities? What was Musil trying to accomplish by creating Moosbrugger's character in the novel?

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