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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What novel was Hesse finishing when he returned to work after his mother's death?
(a) Peter Camenzind.
(b) Steppenwolf.
(c) Siddhartha.
(d) Hermann Lauscher.

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

5. Where was Hesse born?
(a) Innsbruck.
(b) Basel.
(c) Swabia.
(d) Geneva.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Hesse's income change in his new job?

3. What does Freedman say people look for in art?

4. What circles was Hesse running in when he took his job after Tubingen?

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

(see the answer key)

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