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

2. What is the name of the book Knecht's name is placed in?

3. What subject does Knecht learn from the Abbot?

4. Who asks Knecht to write him a yearly letter?

5. Who does Knecht spend time with at Mariafels?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Knecht tell the Music Master in his letter?

2. What does Knecht do at Hirsland?

3. What kind of essay is Life?

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

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

6. How does the author define the modern biographies?

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

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

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

10. Describe Knecht's early schooling?

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

Examine conservatism and liberalism. What are the differences between the two schools of thought? Why did they both come to the fore in 1940s Europe?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the intellectual life.

1) What are intellectuals and how do they view life?

2) What influence have Intellectuals had on popular culture?

3) How does the author express both the negative and positive aspects of Intellectual life? How has the intellectual shaped the main characters?

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