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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did Hesse return to work in the year of his mother's death?
(a) August.
(b) October.
(c) September.
(d) December.

3. 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 felt it was his best work yet.
(d) He knew it would be misunderstood.

4. Where did Hesse take work after Tubingen?
(a) Geneva.
(b) Calw.
(c) Frankfurt.
(d) Basel.

5. What did Hesse record in special notebooks?
(a) His injuries.
(b) His dreams.
(c) His thoughts.
(d) His reading.

Short Answer Questions

1. What culture did Hesse participate in?

2. When did Hesse begin to publish his poems?

3. Where did Hesse visit his family in 1902?

4. Where did Hesse begin to develop a social life in Tubingen?

5. Hesse's upbringing was influenced by the cultures of __________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Hesse's relationship with his family's values as a young man?

2. What was Hesse's arrival in Tubingen like?

3. What circles did Hesse enter in Tubingen?

4. Why was 1902 an important year for Hesse?

5. Describe Hesse's marriage with Maria.

6. How big was Hesse's family?

7. Under what circumstances did Hesse ultimately marry his first wife?

8. Describe Hesse's move to Basel.

9. With what nationality did Hesse identify?

10. What was Hesse's health like, and how did it affect his development?

(see the answer keys)

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