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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who invites Knecht to his house?

2. What do Knecht and Father Jacobus discuss?

3. When does Knecht leave the monastery?

4. What is the name of the main character?

5. Who is Knecht's Shadow?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Knecht do at Hirsland?

2. What is the difference between mathematical and psychological Glass Bead Games?

3. What does the author know about Knecht's early life?

4. What is the Golden Book?

5. Why does Knecht have mixed feelings about leaving Tegularius?

6. How does the music Master help Knecht?

7. What does Knecht do during his four-week vacation?

8. What does Designori think about Castalia?

9. What does the author say most biographies are?

10. How did the Glass Bead Game develop in Europe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do you think Knecht would have coped with the real world had he survived? What meaning does Knecht's death give the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the novel and helps to express character and theme:

Setting

Point of view

Structure

Language

Essay Topic 3

Aside from the main character examine the way Hesse uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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