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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. What is the real name of the current deputy?

2. What school does Knecht tell his Music Master he would like to enter?

3. Where is the Holy See?

4. How do Knecht's teachers start treating him differently at the Latin school?

5. Who welcomes Knecht back to Waldzell?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is special about Waldzell School?

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

4. What does Designori think about Castalia?

5. Describe Knecht's visit with the Music Master.

6. What does Knecht say in his letter to the Music Master?

7. What does Knecht have to wait for before he can leave for Mariafels?

8. What advice does the Music Master give Knecht when he leaves for Waldzell?

9. How does the music Master help Knecht?

10. How does the author define the modern biographies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What major events had a profound effect on Knecht's life and how did they change him? What does Knecht still have to learn by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Hesse's life. In what way is his life and personality reflected in the book? Where could he have learned about the world of espionage? In what ways is he like or unlike Knecht?

Essay Topic 3

Pick a character from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

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