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

2. Who was Hesse's closest friend in Tubingen?
(a) Ugel.
(b) Rupp.
(c) Finckh.
(d) Hamelehle.

3. What did Hesse write while waiting to marry?
(a) "Peter Camenzind."
(b) "Steppenwolf."
(c) Biographical sketches.
(d) "Beneath the Wheel."

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was "Peter Camenzind" published?

2. Whose rule did Hesse grow up under?

3. What does Freedman say about artists at the beginning of his biography of Hesse?

4. When did Hesse return to work in the year of his mother's death?

5. What was the name of the periodical to which Hesse contributed around the time of his first child's birth?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was 1902 an important year for Hesse?

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

3. Describe Hesse's schooling.

4. What was Hesse's early childhood like?

5. Where did Hesse's writing come from?

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

7. When were Hesse's sons born?

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

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

10. What does Freedman say about Hesse's popularity over the years?

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