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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Knaurer's profession?

2. Who is the first of Sinclair's friends to go to the front?

3. Who is one of the men who Sinclair overhears talking on the street?

4. What does Pitorius decide he cannot be?

5. What was Jacob wrestling with when he spoke the words?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character from the novel and discuss his/her goals and motives. Does he/she achieve his/her motive? Why? Does he/she share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the character's goals and motives affect their interaction with other characters?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Cainnites.

1) What was the Cainnites doctrine?

2) How were the Cainnites views by more orthodox Christians?

3) In what way can Demian be considered a Cainnite?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the significance of the sparrow hawk.

1) What does the sparrow hawk symbolize and why does it become such an essential part of the book?

2) How is it important that the sparrow hawk is carved in the keystone outside of Sinclair's house?

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