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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Hesse's first child born?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1905.
(d) 1904.

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

3. After the birth of his son, how did Hesse spend a good deal of time?
(a) Working at the bookstore.
(b) Writing book reviews.
(c) Visiting family.
(d) Traveling.

4. What medical event took place in 1909 for Hesse?
(a) He was hospitalized for depression.
(b) His appendix was removed.
(c) He injured his back.
(d) He had malaria.

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

6. How did Hesse feel about his novel "Gertrud?"
(a) He felt it was not as strong as his other work.
(b) He felt nervous about having taken risks.
(c) He knew it would be misunderstood.
(d) He felt it was his best work yet.

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

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

9. Where did Hesse's father meet his wife?
(a) In her father's business.
(b) In his father's publishing house.
(c) In his father's business.
(d) On a religious retreat.

10. When was Hesse born?
(a) 1877.
(b) 1887.
(c) 1882.
(d) 1885.

11. When were Hesse and Maria married?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1904.
(d) 1905.

12. What happened immediately before Hesse tried to kill himself?
(a) He was rejected by a woman at a spa.
(b) He was kicked out of school.
(c) He entered his father's business.
(d) He began school.

13. What does Freedman say is the relationship between an artist's work and his life?
(a) Hesse's life clarifies his work.
(b) Traumas in Hesse's childhood were instrumental in his art.
(c) Hesse's work came primarily from his imagination.
(d) Hesse's life is inscrutable.

14. When did Hesse reach the height of his popularity?
(a) 1910s.
(b) 1980s.
(c) 1890s.
(d) 1940s.

15. What was Hesse's parents' profession?
(a) Small business owners.
(b) Social servants.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Missionaries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Freedman say about artists at the beginning of his biography of Hesse?

2. Hesse run away from school to __________.

3. Where did Hesse take work after Tubingen?

4. Where did Hesse visit his family in 1902?

5. What did Hesse record in special notebooks?

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