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

2. What does Freedman say about artists at the beginning of his biography of Hesse?
(a) They hide behind masks.
(b) They always avoid confronting their true selves.
(c) They expose themselves in their work.
(d) They are always searching for themselves.

3. What was the name of the periodical to which Hesse contributed around the time of his first child's birth?
(a) South Germany.
(b) Futurism.
(c) Modernism.
(d) The Times.

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

5. What did Hesse begin to do in 1909?
(a) Lecture.
(b) Have affairs.
(c) Publish criticism.
(d) Write poetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened immediately before Hesse tried to kill himself?

2. Hesse finished his novel "Peter Camenzind" after traveling to ___________.

3. Hesse did NOT suffer from _____________.

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

5. How does Freedman describe Hesse's world growing up?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Hesse's writing come from?

2. When did Hesse begin to write?

3. What did Hesse get from his trip to India in 1911?

4. Describe Hesse's marriage with Maria.

5. How does Freedman describe Hesse's childhood?

6. Where did Hesse meet his first wife?

7. When did Hesse begin to be successful as a writer?

8. When were Hesse's sons born?

9. Where would Hesse run away from? Where would he run away to?

10. What circles did Hesse enter in Tubingen?

(see the answer keys)

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