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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Hesse's career in 1902?
(a) He was getting frustrated with all the rejection.
(b) He was published for the first time.
(c) He was more and more widely published.
(d) He was getting famous.

2. Hesse's parents raised him for ___________.
(a) The military.
(b) Business.
(c) The law.
(d) The seminary.

3. What did Hesse win in August 1936?
(a) The Frankfurt Goethe Prize.
(b) The Gottfried Keller Prize.
(c) The Nobel Prize for Literature.
(d) The Bauernfeld Prize.

4. How long were Hesse's work days?
(a) Eight hours.
(b) Six hours.
(c) Ten hours.
(d) Twelve hours.

5. How many siblings did Hesse have?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What illness did Hesse suffer from in Bern?

2. When did Hesse begin to run away from school?

3. What reason does Freedman give for Hesse's choice of subject matter?

4. When did Hesse arrive in Tubingen?

5. Where did Hesse work once he had royalties coming in from his published works?

(see the answer key)

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