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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 describe his experience with depression and what he did to overcome it?
(a) In "Steppenwolf."
(b) In his letters to Maria.
(c) In essays.
(d) In his book reviews.

2. What does "Narcissus and Goldmund" portray, according to Freedman?
(a) Hesse's friendship with Hugo Ball.
(b) Hesse's relationship with his children.
(c) Hesse's second marriage.
(d) Hesse's third marriage.

3. How was "Demian" received?
(a) It was a success.
(b) It was overshadowed by the war.
(c) It did not get much notice.
(d) It was a crushing defeat.

4. What was Hesse planning to do when he visited the spa in Baden in 1923?
(a) Divorce his wife.
(b) Leave Europe.
(c) Visit India.
(d) Marry Ruth.

5. What did Hesse realize about his problems in 1922?
(a) They were imaginary.
(b) They were primarily psychological.
(c) They were mostly financial.
(d) They resulted from actual illness.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the novel "Narcissus and Goldmund" appeal, in Freedman's account?

2. Whom was Hesse with on his fiftieth birthday?

3. Why did Hesse's work on "The Glass Bead Game" stop in 1933?

4. Where did Hesse spend the summer of 1945?

5. What happened when Hesse was called fro duty in 1915?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Hesse react to the end of the war in Europe?

2. How did Hesse react to the critic who attacked him in Germany?

3. Describe Hesse's travels in 1924 and 1925.

4. Describe "Piktor's Metamorphosis" and Hesse's later writing.

5. Describe Hesse's run-in with the Stuttgart paper that misprinted his poem.

6. Describe the period known as "Hesse's exile."

7. Describe the novel "Rosshalde."

8. Describe Hesse's last years and death.

9. What effect did the deteriorating state of things in Germany have on Hesse?

10. What does Freedman say Hesse represented with "Steppenwolf"?

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