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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Hesse primarily working on in 1907?
(a) Raising his small children.
(b) Raising money for his debts.
(c) A novel "Gertrud."
(d) Book reviews.

2. How did Hesse handle his mother's death in 1902?
(a) He delighted in the news.
(b) He did not attend the funeral.
(c) He grieved with his family.
(d) He had an emotional breakdown.

3. Who was Hesse's closest friend in Tubingen?
(a) Hamelehle.
(b) Finckh.
(c) Rupp.
(d) Ugel.

4. What reason does Freedman give for Hesse's choice of subject matter?
(a) Hesse was trying to prophesy a better future.
(b) Hesse was trying to unravel the mystery of his birth.
(c) Hesse was looking for a sense of self.
(d) Hesse was trying to purge a sense of inherited guilt.

5. After the birth of his son, how did Hesse spend a good deal of time?
(a) Visiting family.
(b) Traveling.
(c) Working at the bookstore.
(d) Writing book reviews.

6. What did Hesse do in 1907?
(a) Published poetry and a novel.
(b) Spent a lot of time in spas.
(c) Built a house.
(d) Moved to America.

7. How many siblings did Hesse have?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

8. Why did Herr Bernoulli refuse his daughter's hand to Hesse?
(a) He thought Hesse was insincere.
(b) He disliked Hesse's parents for their religion.
(c) He didn't think Hesse could support her.
(d) He didn't trust Hesse.

9. Whose rule did Hesse grow up under?
(a) Bonaparte.
(b) Czar Alexander II.
(c) Queen Victoria.
(d) Bismarck.

10. How long were Hesse's work days?
(a) Six hours.
(b) Ten hours.
(c) Eight hours.
(d) Twelve hours.

11. When did Hesse return to work in the year of his mother's death?
(a) September.
(b) December.
(c) October.
(d) August.

12. When did Hesse begin to publish his poems?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1891.
(c) 1894.
(d) 1897.

13. What medical event took place in 1909 for Hesse?
(a) He was hospitalized for depression.
(b) His appendix was removed.
(c) He injured his back.
(d) He had malaria.

14. Hesse did NOT suffer from _____________.
(a) Insomnia.
(b) Nausea
(c) Headaches.
(d) Anxiety.

15. How did Hesse's income change in his new job?
(a) It declined.
(b) It doubled.
(c) It decreased slightly.
(d) It increased slightly.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Hesse reach the height of his popularity?

2. How old was Hesse when he decided to become a writer?

3. What group did Hesse's work appeal to?

4. What does Freedman say is the relationship between an artist's work and his life?

5. For what reason was Hesse determined to be an artist?

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