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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. Where is Mr. Spinell introduced to the Kloterjahns?

2. What is the secondary physician’s name?

3. What kind of book did the writer write?

4. What disease is primarily treated at the sanitarium?

5. How many books has the writer written?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mr. Spinell look at beautiful women out of the corner of his eye?

2. Why does Gabriele Kloterjahn’s inspect her handkerchief after she clears her throat?

3. What does Mr. Spinell spend most of his time doing?

4. What are some of the activities that the patients occupy themselves with?

5. What is Mr. Spinell like when he is “sociable”?

6. Why does Mr. Spinell say that he is staying at Einfried?

7. Of what is Mr. Kloterjahn a connoisseur?

8. Why is Mr. Kloterjahn grateful that his wife’s condition does not stem from the lungs?

9. Why are specific cases in particular Dr. Muller’s responsibility?

10. How does Mrs. Kloterjahn seem to feel about Mr. Spinell?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Tristan, and many of his other works, Thomas Mann makes a commentary on the relationship between the artist and bourgeois society.What commentary does he seem to be making about this relationship? Does he feel that the artist fits well into bourgeois society? Why or why not? Which is healthier or more “normal” – to fit into society, or to have an artistic temperament? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Mr. Spinell, seemingly uncontrollably, idealizes certain aspects of the world and certain people in it. Where do we see examples of his idealization? Why does he romanticize certain things and people in this way? Can he help it, or is it involuntary? What does this say about his character?

Essay Topic 3

Mr. Spinell believes himself to be in love with Gabriele. What does this say about his character? What does this say about their relationship? Do we, as readers, believe that he truly loves and understands Gabriele? Why or why not? Does she feel the same way about him?

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