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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Hesse marry Ninon?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1931.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1933.

2. Whose rule did Hesse grow up under?
(a) Queen Victoria.
(b) Bismarck.
(c) Czar Alexander II.
(d) Bonaparte.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Hesse travel after he left his wife?

2. What was the result of Hesse's marriage to his second wife?

3. What book did Hesse publish in 1911 that was based on his travels to India?

4. How does Freedman explain Hesse's interest in Asian culture?

5. Where did Hesse take work after Tubingen?

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