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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. Why did Hesse change jobs for less money around 1901?
(a) To spend more time writing.
(b) To repair his reputation.
(c) To live closer to home.
(d) To be closer to a woman.

2. Where did Hesse's father meet his wife?
(a) In his father's publishing house.
(b) In his father's business.
(c) In her father's business.
(d) On a religious retreat.

3. Where did Hesse commence his studies?
(a) Maulbronn.
(b) Plettenberg.
(c) Landau.
(d) Frankfurt.

4. How many siblings did Hesse have?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

5. Freedman said that the tensions in Hesse's works came from ________________.
(a) Conflicting impulses in Hesse's life.
(b) The conflicts in the air during Hesse's times.
(c) Traumatic experiences Hesse had in childhood.
(d) Conflicts between Hesse and his parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Hesse born?

2. Hesse's parents raised him for ___________.

3. What reason does Freedman give for Hesse's choice of subject matter?

4. How did Hesse feel about his novel "Gertrud?"

5. How old was Hesse when he decided to become a writer?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did Hesse begin to write?

2. Describe Hesse's marriage with Maria.

3. What circles did Hesse enter in Tubingen?

4. What was Hesse's early childhood like?

5. When were Hesse's sons born?

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

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

8. Describe Hesse's schooling.

9. How did Hesse's style change after his initial success?

10. Describe Hesse's apprenticeship.

(see the answer keys)

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