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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 does Knecht join Tito in doing in the morning?

2. Where does Knecht want to teach?

3. Why does Designori think that speaking to Knecht is like speaking to a foreigner?

4. What is Designori's job?

5. What kind of letter does Knecht write in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Designori bitter with Castalia?

2. What opinions does Knecht hold about the Games and how they should be run?

3. What do the board say in reply to Knecht's views?

4. What is the poem Compromise about?

5. How does Designori help Knecht move into the real world?

6. Why does Knecht want to renew his friendship with Designori?

7. Why does the current deputy find his work difficult?

8. What is the Rainmaker about?

9. How does Alexander arrange for Knecht to leave the Order?

10. How does Knecht criticize the Order?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Though the Glass Bead Game is a novel, Hesse writes it as a biography What are the differences between a novella and a novel in terms of the following:

Language

Character

Structure

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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