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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Hesse seen by his parents from early childhood?
(a) As placid.
(b) As enigmatic.
(c) As mercurial.
(d) As intractable.

2. How does Freedman describe Hesse's marriage?
(a) Happy enough.
(b) Torturous.
(c) Not happy.
(d) Deeply content.

3. Why was Hesse rejected from military service?
(a) Poor eyesight.
(b) Illness.
(c) Bad heart.
(d) Flat feet.

4. What does Freedman say Hesse wrote about?
(a) Mundane things.
(b) Mystical experiences.
(c) Dreams.
(d) War-time experiences.

5. Why did Hesse change jobs for less money around 1901?
(a) To spend more time writing.
(b) To be closer to a woman.
(c) To repair his reputation.
(d) To live closer to home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hesse do with friends Hans Drach and Heinrich Jennen?

2. Where did Hesse spend Christmas 1902?

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

4. What novel was Hesse finishing when he returned to work after his mother's death?

5. How did Hesse handle his mother's death in 1902?

(see the answer key)

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