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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Hesse begin to run away from school?
(a) After a few days.
(b) In his last year.
(c) In his second year.
(d) Within a few months.

2. What did Hesse do with friends Hans Drach and Heinrich Jennen?
(a) Travelled.
(b) Produced a play.
(c) Recited poetry.
(d) Rented a flat.

3. What relation did Hesse's work have with his friendships?
(a) He would use his friends as characters.
(b) His work had nothing to do with his friends.
(c) He described his friendships in detail in his work.
(d) He learned from his friends, but he did not write about them.

4. When did Hesse learn to see a connection between art and rebellion?
(a) When his mother left his father for an actor.
(b) When his older brother ran away to a music conservatory.
(c) When his uncle married a dancer against his family's wishes.
(d) When he wanted to go to art school but was denied.

5. For what reason was Hesse determined to be an artist?
(a) His mother's inspiration.
(b) He wanted to rebel against his father.
(c) His father's example.
(d) His brother's failure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hesse record in special notebooks?

2. How old was Hesse when he decided to become a writer?

3. What did Hesse begin to write in 1884?

4. What happened to Hesse's career in 1902?

5. Where did Hesse's grandfather marry his wife?

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