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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 was Hesse born?
(a) 1882.
(b) 1877.
(c) 1887.
(d) 1885.

2. When did Hesse begin to run away from school?
(a) In his last year.
(b) Within a few months.
(c) After a few days.
(d) In his second year.

3. How did Hesse feel in Tubingen?
(a) Confused and desperate.
(b) Productive and happy.
(c) Lonely and isolated.
(d) Messianic and ill.

4. Hesse did NOT suffer from _____________.
(a) Insomnia.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Headaches.
(d) Nausea

5. What was Hesse's parents' profession?
(a) Missionaries.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Small business owners.
(d) Social servants.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the birth of his son, how did Hesse spend a good deal of time?

2. Where was Hesse apprenticed before he was brought home?

3. Why did Hesse change jobs for less money around 1901?

4. After Tubingen, how often did Hesse return home from his new job to visit family for holidays?

5. What does Freedman say Hesse wrote about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Hesse's social life like in Basel?

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

3. With what nationality did Hesse identify?

4. Where did Hesse meet his first wife?

5. Describe Hesse's apprenticeship.

6. What circles did Hesse enter in Tubingen?

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

8. Describe Hesse's schooling.

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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