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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 name of the town Knecht's first school is located?

2. What did Designori study at university?

3. What instrument is Father Jacobus playing?

4. What is the name of Knecht's headmaster?

5. Who does the author call the historian of literature?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the monastery at Mariafels?

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

4. What kind of essay is Life?

5. What does Designori think about Castalia?

6. What is the Glass Bead Game?

7. Who does the author say his book was intended for?

8. How does the author define the modern biographies?

9. What does it mean to be a lifelong member of the Order?

10. How does Knecht's life change after the visit from the Music Master?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the characters of Knecht and Designori.

1) How are their ideas about life different and how did they form their individual ideas?

2) How do help each other despite their differences?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the differences between the novel and biography formats. What are the main elements of a novel? What are the main elements of a biography? What can novelists express that a biographer cannot? How can autobiographies keep to the facts while still maintaining a level of entertainment?

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