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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, pgs. 87-102.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Hesse change jobs for less money around 1901?
(a) To live closer to home.
(b) To be closer to a woman.
(c) To spend more time writing.
(d) To repair his reputation.

2. When did Hesse arrive in Tubingen?
(a) 1890.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1888.
(d) 1895.

3. What circles was Hesse running in when he took his job after Tubingen?
(a) Prostitutes and vagrants.
(b) Artists and professors.
(c) Writers and radicals.
(d) Painters and sculptors.

4. How was Hesse seen by his parents from early childhood?
(a) As mercurial.
(b) As enigmatic.
(c) As intractable.
(d) As placid.

5. What did Hesse begin to write in 1884?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Plays.
(c) Novels.
(d) History.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose rule did Hesse grow up under?

2. What relation did Hesse's work have with his friendships?

3. Where did Hesse begin to develop a social life in Tubingen?

4. What cultures are blended in Hesse's writing?

5. When were Hesse's parents married?

(see the answer key)

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