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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 Sinclair describe Demian as?

2. What class do Sinclair and Demian meet in after three years?

3. Where was the repentant thief when Jesus befriended him?

4. What kind of apples does Sinclair say he steals?

5. What Bible story does the teacher tell in the class Sinclair shares with Demian?

Short Essay Questions

1. What theory does Sinclair develops in chapter 3?

2. What does Demain share with Sinclair in chapter 3?

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

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

5. What does Pistorius tell Sinclair in chapter 5?

6. What is Pistorius' ambition?

7. How does Pistorius interpret one of Sinclair's flying dreams in chapter 5?

8. How does Sinclair initially react when Demian gives his interpretation of Cain and Abel in chapter 2?

9. How does Sinclair try to impress the neighborhood bully Franz Kromer?

10. What are Sinclair's fears regarding Kromer and his family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Demian so important to Sinclair? What would have happened to Sinclair if he had not not met Demain? How can Sinclair put Demian's teaching into his own ideas?

Essay Topic 2

How different would Sinclair life have been if he stayed in the light realm? What do the students think will happen to Sinclair if he stays in the forbidden realm?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does Hesse's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

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