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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sinclair describe Demian as?
(a) A lynchpin
(b) A prince
(c) A gambler
(d) A king

2. What does Demian say causes a person to enter the dark side?
(a) Loving
(b) Be yourself
(c) Opening your eyes
(d) Thinking

3. Which of the following does Sinclair add to the painting?
(a) Fairness
(b) Words
(c) Nuts
(d) Destiny

4. What character from the bible does Demian talk about?
(a) The repentant thief
(b) Moses
(c) Samson
(d) John the Baptist

5. What does Sinclair despair of ever doing in this chapter?
(a) Falling in love
(b) Becoming a good person
(c) Freeing himself from Kromer
(d) Being accepted by his peers

6. Who does Sinclair want to confess to in this chapter?
(a) Kromer
(b) His father
(c) His mother
(d) The priest

7. What does Sinclair drink with Alfons?
(a) Beer
(b) Lemonade
(c) Wine
(d) Whiskey

8. What bird does Sinclair dream about?
(a) A kestrel
(b) A sea gull
(c) An eagle
(d) A sparrow hawk

9. What are the students surprised that Demian and his mother do not attend?
(a) Christmas carols
(b) Parents evening
(c) Church
(d) School

10. Who is Demian the son of?
(a) A lawyer
(b) A wealthy widow
(c) A poor widower
(d) A priest

11. What class do Sinclair and Demian meet in after three years?
(a) French class
(b) Bible class
(c) Confirmation class
(d) Latin class

12. Who does Sinclair try to impress in the opening chapter?
(a) Demian
(b) James Regal
(c) Franz Kromer
(d) Johannes Hansun

13. Where was the repentant thief when Jesus befriended him?
(a) Golgotha
(b) London
(c) Gaza
(d) Corpus

14. What does Demian say the unrepentant thief saw through to the end?
(a) His pain
(b) His marriage
(c) The truth
(d) His destiny

15. Who does Sinclair blame for his lack of feeling?
(a) Demian
(b) Himself
(c) Kromer
(d) His parents

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sinclair post his painting of the sparrow to?

2. What kind of school did Sinclair go to?

3. Why can Sinclair not say good bye to Demian?

4. What word best describes Franz Kromer?

5. Who does Sinclair name Beatrice after?

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