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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book did Hesse publish in 1911 that was based on his travels to India?
(a) "Hermann Lauscher."
(b) "Siddhartha."
(c) "Steppenwolf."
(d) "Peter Camenzind."

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

3. What group did Hesse's work appeal to?
(a) The Modernists.
(b) The Futurists.
(c) The Naturists.
(d) The Youth Movement.

4. What was Hesse's first child's name?
(a) Bruno.
(b) Matthias.
(c) Angela.
(d) Martin.

5. Where was Hesse apprenticed before he was brought home?
(a) To a lawyer.
(b) To a bookseller.
(c) To a factory.
(d) To a missionary.

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

7. Where did Hesse spend Christmas 1902?
(a) London.
(b) Italy.
(c) The Alps.
(d) Black Forest.

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

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

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

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

12. When did Hesse arrive in Tubingen?
(a) 1895.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1888.

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

14. Hesse's upbringing was influenced by the cultures of __________________.
(a) Switzerland and France.
(b) South Africa and Switzerland.
(c) Italy and Germany.
(d) India and Germany.

15. What happened to Hesse's career in 1902?
(a) He was published for the first time.
(b) He was getting frustrated with all the rejection.
(c) He was getting famous.
(d) He was more and more widely published.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long were Hesse's work days?

2. Why did Hesse travel to the spa at Badenweiler?

3. Which writer was not a member of the circle of Hesse's friends in Tubingen?

4. What novel was Hesse finishing when he returned to work after his mother's death?

5. How did Hesse react to his loneliness?

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