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

2. What was Hesse's parents' profession?
(a) Missionaries.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Social servants.
(d) Small business owners.

3. When did Hesse begin to publish his poems?
(a) 1891.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1897.
(d) 1894.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Hesse's parents want him to pass his degree?

2. What culture did Hesse participate in?

3. When were Hesse's parents married?

4. What does Freedman say Hesse wrote about?

5. What was Hesse's work in Tubingen?

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