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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Hesse react to his loneliness?
(a) He wrote adventure stories.
(b) He drank.
(c) He traveled.
(d) He read avidly.

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

3. 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 prophesy a better future.
(d) Hesse was trying to unravel the mystery of his birth.

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

5. What did Hesse do with friends Hans Drach and Heinrich Jennen?
(a) Travelled.
(b) Recited poetry.
(c) Produced a play.
(d) Rented a flat.

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

7. What novel was Hesse finishing when he returned to work after his mother's death?
(a) Siddhartha.
(b) Steppenwolf.
(c) Hermann Lauscher.
(d) Peter Camenzind.

8. What cultures are blended in Hesse's writing?
(a) Swiss and French.
(b) Alsatian and German.
(c) German and Swiss.
(d) Austrian and Italian.

9. How did Hesse feel in Tubingen?
(a) Productive and happy.
(b) Confused and desperate.
(c) Messianic and ill.
(d) Lonely and isolated.

10. When were Hesse's parents married?
(a) 1878.
(b) 1870.
(c) 1874.
(d) 1872.

11. Where did Hesse's grandfather marry his wife?
(a) In Switzerland.
(b) In South Africa.
(c) In India.
(d) In England.

12. What was Hesse primarily working on in 1907?
(a) Book reviews.
(b) Raising his small children.
(c) A novel "Gertrud."
(d) Raising money for his debts.

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

14. What did Hesse do in 1907?
(a) Built a house.
(b) Moved to America.
(c) Spent a lot of time in spas.
(d) Published poetry and a novel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Hesse did NOT suffer from _____________.

2. When did Hesse begin to run away from school?

3. What did Hesse record in special notebooks?

4. Where did Hesse meet Herr Bernoulli?

5. What was beginning to happen in 1901, when Hesse became depressed?

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