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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 Nietzsche believe is a physician's duty toward a patient?

2. How does Lou describe Elisabeth to Josef?

3. What topics do Nietzsche's philosophies cover?

4. What does Mathilde call Freud as a nickname?

5. At what point is Freud in his medical studies in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nietzsche's exclamation "hope is the final evil" explain about him?

2. Why would Nietzsche be so open about his physical ailments but so reserved about his mental ones?

3. What is foreshadowed by Josef's admittance that he had an affair with a patient?

4. What can readers infer about the effort of so many people working to get Nietzsche into treatment?

5. What contributes to Nietzsche being a difficult patient?

6. What expectations does Breuer have concerning Nietzsche?

7. What is Lou's attitude about Nietzsche during her first meetings with Josef?

8. Why would the author leave Chapter 5 with Nietzsche ready to ask Breuer three questions?

9. Why does Nietzsche allow Breuer to read his books?

10. What do Nietzsche's personal copies of his books provide for Breuer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do all the "Berthas" shape Breuer's life?

Essay Topic 2

Is the ending of the novel, with Breuer's transformation, realistic? Why?

Essay Topic 3

How does Breuer's control over situations at his office and at the hospital differ? Why would this be?

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