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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, pgs. 37-56.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Hesse when he decided to become a writer?
(a) Six.
(b) Nine.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Twelve.

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

3. What reason does Freedman give for Hesse's choice of subject matter?
(a) Hesse was trying to unravel the mystery of his birth.
(b) Hesse was looking for a sense of self.
(c) Hesse was trying to purge a sense of inherited guilt.
(d) Hesse was trying to prophesy a better future.

4. What does Freedman say is the relationship between an artist's work and his life?
(a) Traumas in Hesse's childhood were instrumental in his art.
(b) Hesse's life is inscrutable.
(c) Hesse's work came primarily from his imagination.
(d) Hesse's life clarifies his work.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was interest in Hesse's work revived?

2. Hesse run away from school to __________.

3. When did Hesse reach the height of his popularity?

4. What did Hesse record in special notebooks?

5. What was Hesse's family's religion?

(see the answer key)

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