2. What was Hesse's earliest memory?
(a) Seeing a shooting star.
(b) Being lost at a market.
(c) Nearly drowning in the bathtub.
(d) Being lifted to a mountain vista.

3. Where did Hesse begin to develop a social life in Tubingen?
(a) At the bars.
(b) At his aunt's house.
(c) At the library.
(d) At his workplace.

4. What reason does Freedman give for Hesse's choice of subject matter?
(a) Hesse was looking for a sense of self.
(b) Hesse was trying to purge a sense of inherited guilt.
(c) Hesse was trying to unravel the mystery of his birth.
(d) Hesse was trying to prophesy a better future.

5. Where did Hesse commence his studies?
(a) Maulbronn.
(b) Landau.
(c) Plettenberg.
(d) Frankfurt.

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

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

8. Where did Hesse meet Herr Bernoulli?
(a) Through the bookstore.
(b) Through his publisher.
(c) Through his music circle.
(d) Through his parents.

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

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

11. How does Freedman describe Hesse's world growing up?
(a) As hostile.
(b) As impregnable.
(c) As divided.
(d) As unmolested.

12. How long were Hesse's work days?
(a) Six hours.
(b) Ten hours.
(c) Twelve hours.
(d) Eight hours.

13. Where was Hesse born?
(a) Basel.
(b) Swabia.
(c) Innsbruck.
(d) Geneva.

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

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