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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Hesse handle his mother's death in 1902?
(a) He delighted in the news.
(b) He had an emotional breakdown.
(c) He did not attend the funeral.
(d) He grieved with his family.

2. Where did Hesse work once he had royalties coming in from his published works?
(a) A bookstore.
(b) A law firm.
(c) A library.
(d) A factory.

3. What was Hesse's relationship with the works he began to write in Tubingen?
(a) He kept working on them until they sold.
(b) He incorporated them into his later work.
(c) He burned them all.
(d) He disowned them.

4. What family trait does Freedman say Hesse seems to have inherited?
(a) Bonhomie.
(b) Philandering.
(c) Creativity.
(d) Mental illness.

5. When were Hesse's parents married?
(a) 1870.
(b) 1874.
(c) 1872.
(d) 1878.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hesse finished his novel "Peter Camenzind" after traveling to ___________.

2. What does Freedman say Hesse wrote about?

3. Why was Hesse rejected from military service?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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