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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, pgs. 57-87.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Hesse feel in Tubingen?
(a) Lonely and isolated.
(b) Productive and happy.
(c) Confused and desperate.
(d) Messianic and ill.

2. How did Hesse react to his loneliness?
(a) He wrote adventure stories.
(b) He read avidly.
(c) He traveled.
(d) He drank.

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

4. How does Freedman describe Hesse's world growing up?
(a) As unmolested.
(b) As hostile.
(c) As impregnable.
(d) As divided.

5. What was Hesse's work in Tubingen?
(a) Law student.
(b) Clockmaker's apprentice.
(c) Bookseller's apprentice.
(d) Factory worker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hesse did NOT suffer from _____________.

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

3. Whose rule did Hesse grow up under?

4. What family trait does Freedman say Hesse seems to have inherited?

5. When did Hesse arrive in Tubingen?

(see the answer key)

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