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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. Why did Mathilde dislike Eva?

2. What does Josef think Mathilde is really accusing him of on the morning after Nietzsche reads a letter from Elisabeth?

3. What is Nietzsche's second corrective behavior technique every time Breuer thinks of Bertha?

4. What does Max tell Breuer about his personal life?

5. As Breuer dismisses Nietzsche's final argument against treatment, how does Nietzsche respond to Breuer's request?

Short Essay Questions

1. What meaning is attached to Breuer's wonderment if he and Nietzsche are truly friends?

2. According to Nietzsche, what does "dying at the right time" mean?

3. What makes Breuer even more desperate to help Nietzsche after he saves his life?

4. What does the letter to Peter Gast reveal?

5. How does Breuer feel about his success in treating Nietzsche?

6. How does Nietzsche react about Breuer's answers to his three questions?

7. What is Breuer's motive in sharing his dream with Nietzsche?

8. How do Breuer and Nietzsche's life goals parallel each other?

9. What does the Breuer family's traditional Friday evening supper say about their family dynamics?

10. How is Breuer the evening after Nietzsche leaves his office without treatment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the deepest symbol of the novel and why?

Essay Topic 2

How does the novel's setting influence the medical beliefs and actions of the characters?

Essay Topic 3

How do Breuer's feelings concerning Venice change from the start of the novel to the end?

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