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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 does Mr. Kloterjahn want to do to Mr. Spinell in Chapter 11?

2. How does Mr. Kloterjahn react to the news of what's happened to Gabriele?

3. Who does Mr. Spinell see as he walks in Chapter 12?

4. On what point does Mr. Kloterjahn agree with Mr. Spinell in Chapter 11?

5. How is Dr. Muller described?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Mrs. Spatz, what did Gabriele do before coughing up blood?

2. What has Mr. Kloterjahn supposedly done to Gabriele, according to Mr. Spinell's letter in Chapter 10?

3. How does Mr. Spinell leave the final scene?

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

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

6. What does Mr. Kloterjahn finally admit was the causes of Gabriele’s illness?

7. How is the letter that Mr. Spinell writes in Chapter 10 described?

8. How much of the music that Mr. Spinell found in Chapter 8 does Mrs. Kloterjahn play?

9. What is the piece of music that Mr. Spinell is so excited to find?

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

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?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Mr. Spinell’s character and how he embodies the major themes in Tristan. How does Mann characterize Mr. Spinell? What commentary does Mann seem to be making about artists through the character of Mr. Spinell? What commentary does he seem to be making about society in general?

Essay Topic 3

The novella ends with a conflict between Mr. Kloterjahn and Mr. Spinell. How does this come about? What issues do the two men have with each other? Compare and contrast their characters and the endings that the novella provides for each man.

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