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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Demain practising for in the garden?
2. What does Knaurer talk about?
3. What does Pitorius decide he cannot be?
4. Who follows Sinclair home?
5. What does Sinclair say he feels on his forehead?
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
Look at the structure of the novel.
1) How does Hesse use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?
2) Discuss elements of the narrative structure: Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?
3) Aside from the main character, examine the way Hesse uses the other characters in the story. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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