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

2. What does Mr. Spinell ask Gabriele if she and her friends did in the garden?

3. What does Mr. Kloterjahn do immediately after arriving at Einfried?

4. What does Dr. Leander prescribe Gabriele in Chapter 9?

5. Who does Gabriele say that her son resembles?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Gabriele’s illness progressing by Chapter 7?

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

3. What does Dr. Leander recommend as treatment for Gabriele’s worsening condition?

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Dr. Leander transfer Gabriele’s case to Dr. Muller?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mann uses various psychological concepts, including that of Freud’s sublimation, in Tristan. What is sublimation? How does it appear in and contribute to the novella? How do the characters use sublimation? How does the concept of sublimation relate to Mann’s interpretation of art and the artist?

Essay Topic 2

The concepts of Art and the Artist are key in Tristan.How does Mann view art? How does he view and characterize artists? Does he see the artistic impulse as a strength or a weakness? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Thomas Mann had a very distinct style that included the use of parataxis. Why did he choose to write in a long-winded manner? Was he a precise writer? Why or why not? Did the fact that he wrote in German have anything to do with his use of parataxis? What advantages and disadvantages does the use of parataxis hold for the writer? What advantages and disadvantages does its use hold for the reader?

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