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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 did Hesse do for escape while Ruth's father was dying?
(a) Studied myths and religion.
(b) Studied medicine.
(c) Went to concerts.
(d) Traveled.

2. What caused stress and illness for Hesse?
(a) His children.
(b) Financial problems.
(c) His relationship with Ruth.
(d) His marriage.

3. What does Freedman say the period of Hesse's renewed writing and painting after separating from his wife is called?
(a) Hesse's transition.
(b) Hesse's third new life.
(c) Hesse's renaissance.
(d) Hesse's renewal.

4. What happened to Hesse when the Great War began in 1914?
(a) He was called to service in France.
(b) He was called to service in India.
(c) He fled to Switzerland to escape military service.
(d) He was called for service in Germany.

5. What illness did Hesse suffer from in Bern?
(a) Scarlet fever.
(b) Insomnia.
(c) Depression.
(d) Panic attacks.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Freedman, what experience did Hesse describe in "Steppenwolf"?

2. What did Hesse realize about his problems in 1922?

3. What did Hesse do to contribute to the war effort?

4. What was Hesse planning to do when he visited the spa in Baden in 1923?

5. What was Hesse's last novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the progress of Hesse's relationship with Ninon Dolbin.

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

4. How does Freedman say that Hesse's writing and his life paralleled each other?

5. What was Hesse's experience with psychoanalysis?

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

7. Describe Hesse's travels in 1928-1929.

8. Describe the novel "Siddhartha."

9. Describe "The Glass Bead Game."

10. How was Hesse supporting himself and his family?

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