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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. Who does Dr. Leander turn Gabriele's care over to?

2. Why did Gabriele’s father eventually let her marry Mr. Kloterjahn?

3. What scene does Mr. Spinell describe in his letter?

4. How is Mr. Spinell's mood after he hears the news about Gabriele in Chapter 12?

5. What happened to Gabriele, according to Mrs. Spatz?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dr. Muller recommend in Chapter 9?

2. What ruins the scene of Gabriele in the garden with her friends for Mr. Spinell?

3. What eventually convinced Gabriele’s father to let her marry Mr. Kloterjahn?

4. What does Mr. Kloterjahn do in response to Mr. Spinell's letter?

5. Who, according to Mr. Spinell, is to be credited with bringing beauty back into Gabriele’s life?

6. Why does Mrs. Kloterjahn initially refuse to play piano for Mr. Spinell?

7. Why does Mr. Kloterjahn call Mr. Spinell a coward?

8. How does Mr. Kloterjahn react differently to women than Mr. Spinell?

9. How does Mr. Kloterjahn say that he will get even with Mr. Spinell after Mr. Spinell's letter?

10. What has caused Gabriele’s condition to worsen in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Health and sickness are major themes in the novella. Which characters embody health? Which characters embody sickness? What other qualities or characteristics are found in the sick characters? In the healthy characters? What does Mann appear to be saying about the significance of health and sickness?

Essay Topic 2

Mann uses the third person omniscient perspective in Tristan. What does this point of view add stylistically and thematically to the novella? How would the novella be changed if the perspective were changed?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Gabriele Kloterjahn’s character and how she embodies major themes in Tristan. How does Mann characterize Mrs. Kloterjahn? As an artist, what does she seem to represent? What does her illness represent? Does Mann seem to be making any kind of commentary with her character? Why or why not?

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