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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Hesse meet Herr Bernoulli?
(a) Through his publisher.
(b) Through the bookstore.
(c) Through his music circle.
(d) Through his parents.

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

3. Where did Hesse spend Christmas 1902?
(a) London.
(b) The Alps.
(c) Black Forest.
(d) Italy.

4. What cultures are blended in Hesse's writing?
(a) Alsatian and German.
(b) Swiss and French.
(c) German and Swiss.
(d) Austrian and Italian.

5. Where did Hesse take work after Tubingen?
(a) Basel.
(b) Calw.
(c) Geneva.
(d) Frankfurt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What medical event took place in 1909 for Hesse?

2. Hesse finished his novel "Peter Camenzind" after traveling to ___________.

3. Where did Hesse work once he had royalties coming in from his published works?

4. Why did Hesse change jobs for less money around 1901?

5. Who was Hesse's closest friend in Tubingen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Hesse's relationship with his family's values as a young man?

2. Under what circumstances did Hesse ultimately marry his first wife?

3. What was Hesse's health like, and how did it affect his development?

4. Describe the importance of spas and cures in Hesse's life.

5. What was Hesse's early childhood like?

6. What is Freedman's stance with regard to the relationship between Hesse's life and works?

7. Describe Hesse's marriage with Maria.

8. What was Hesse's social life like in Basel?

9. How big was Hesse's family?

10. How does Freedman describe Hesse's childhood?

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