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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 begin to spend time in 1930?
(a) Montagnola.
(b) Chanterella.
(c) Baden.
(d) India.

2. How does Freedman describe Hesse's work on "Siddhartha"?
(a) As a spiritual experience.
(b) As a search for meaning.
(c) As a form of therapy.
(d) As a catharsis.

3. What does Freedman say the period of Hesse's renewed writing and painting after separating from his wife is called?
(a) Hesse's transition.
(b) Hesse's third new life.
(c) Hesse's renaissance.
(d) Hesse's renewal.

4. How did Hesse spend his time at home when he wasn't traveling or lecturing?
(a) Alone in his study.
(b) In the taverns.
(c) With his wife and children.
(d) In the library.

5. What happened when Hesse began to try to paint his dreams?
(a) He broke with many of his old friends.
(b) His books became more popular than ever.
(c) His marriage came apart.
(d) His books ceased to be reviewed favorably.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Hesse's royalties in 1935?

2. Who was Hesse spending his time with by 1928?

3. Where did Hesse spend New Years in 1926?

4. Whom did Hesse fall afoul of by protesting the alteration of his poem?

5. According to Freedman, what experience did Hesse describe in "Steppenwolf"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Hesse's travels in 1928-1929.

2. What does Freedman say Hesse represented with "Steppenwolf"?

3. What strains was Hesse feeling after he wrote "Siddhartha"?

4. How was Hesse supporting himself and his family?

5. What was Hesse's social position by the mid-to-late 1920s?

6. What was Hesse's experience with psychoanalysis?

7. What did Hesse portray in 'Narcissus and Goldmund'?

8. Describe the novel "Rosshalde."

9. Describe the period when Hesse's marriage began to crumble.

10. Describe the progress of Hesse's relationship with Ninon Dolbin.

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