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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. Who does Demian say presides over the good side of the world?

2. What does Sinclair think that Demian's ideas threaten?

3. Which of the following sorts of people were in Sinclair's class?

4. What word best describes the woman Sinclair sees in the park?

5. What does Demian say causes a person to enter the dark side?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sinclair try to attract the girl he sees in the park in chapter 4?

2. How is Sinclair's dream about the sparrow hawk significant?

3. How does Demian help Sinclair with Kromer?

4. How does Eva and Sinclair's relationship become deeper in chapter 7?

5. What does Sinclair dream about in chapter 5?

6. How do Demian and Sinclair meet again in chapter 7?

7. How does Sinclair's life change for the better when Demian gets rid of Kromer?

8. How does Kromer bully Sinclair?

9. How does Sinclair's life change at the end of chapter 3?

10. What does the sparrow hawk symbolize?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look at the novel's characterization. How well drawn do you think Hesse's characters are? Select one of the minor characters such as Kromer and discuss how much you know about his background. In what ways does Hesse provide the reader with information about that character?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Hesse's writing style. How would you describe Hesse's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Hesse's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Hesse's life. In what way do you think his life and personality are reflected in the book?

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