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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chaper 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hesse finished his novel "Peter Camenzind" after traveling to ___________.
(a) Greece.
(b) France.
(c) Italy.
(d) England.

2. What did Hesse find attractive about the place where he eventually settled after leaving Bern?
(a) The cultural life.
(b) The proximity to his wife.
(c) The political stability.
(d) Its atmosphere.

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

4. What circles was Hesse running in when he took his job after Tubingen?
(a) Writers and radicals.
(b) Prostitutes and vagrants.
(c) Painters and sculptors.
(d) Artists and professors.

5. Where was the house Hesse rented in Ostermundigen located?
(a) Near the ocean.
(b) On a mountainside.
(c) On an estate.
(d) By a lake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the periodical to which Hesse contributed around the time of his first child's birth?

2. When was Hesse's first child born?

3. Who was Ruth Wenger?

4. How did Hesse spend time with Ruth in 1922?

5. How was Hesse seen by his parents from early childhood?

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