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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. What happened immediately before Hesse tried to kill himself?
(a) He was rejected by a woman at a spa.
(b) He began school.
(c) He was kicked out of school.
(d) He entered his father's business.

2. How did Hesse feel about his novel "Gertrud?"
(a) He felt it was his best work yet.
(b) He felt nervous about having taken risks.
(c) He felt it was not as strong as his other work.
(d) He knew it would be misunderstood.

3. What group did Hesse's work appeal to?
(a) The Modernists.
(b) The Naturists.
(c) The Futurists.
(d) The Youth Movement.

4. Why did Herr Bernoulli refuse his daughter's hand to Hesse?
(a) He thought Hesse was insincere.
(b) He didn't trust Hesse.
(c) He disliked Hesse's parents for their religion.
(d) He didn't think Hesse could support her.

5. After the birth of his son, how did Hesse spend a good deal of time?
(a) Traveling.
(b) Writing book reviews.
(c) Working at the bookstore.
(d) Visiting family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hesse run away from school to __________.

2. What culture did Hesse participate in?

3. What cultures are blended in Hesse's writing?

4. Why did Hesse travel to the spa at Badenweiler?

5. Who was Hesse's closest friend in Tubingen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What circles did Hesse enter in Tubingen?

2. How does Freedman describe Hesse's childhood?

3. Where did Hesse meet his first wife?

4. Why was 1902 an important year for Hesse?

5. What was Hesse's early childhood like?

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

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

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

9. What does Freedman say about artists' lives, at the beginning of the prologue?

10. Describe Hesse's apprenticeship.

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