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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Hesse describe his conflicted feelings in his writing?
(a) In murky dreamscapes.
(b) In narrative incoherence.
(c) In his characters' reversals of decisions.
(d) In killing off so many of his characters.

2. Where did Hesse begin to spend time in 1930?
(a) Montagnola.
(b) Baden.
(c) India.
(d) Chanterella.

3. Where did Hesse travel after he left his wife?
(a) India.
(b) Poland.
(c) France.
(d) Italy.

4. When did Hesse finish writing "Steppenwolf"?
(a) Late 1927.
(b) Early 1927.
(c) Late 1926.
(d) Early 1926.

5. What medical event took place in 1909 for Hesse?
(a) He injured his back.
(b) He had malaria.
(c) He was hospitalized for depression.
(d) His appendix was removed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Freedman said that the tensions in Hesse's works came from ________________.

2. What was the subject of Hesse's book "Rosshalde"?

3. Which writer was not a member of the circle of Hesse's friends in Tubingen?

4. How was "Narcissus and Goldmund" received?

5. Who was Hesse spending his time with by 1928?

(see the answer key)

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