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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 political party did Designori join?

2. What kind of house does Knecht want to construct for the Games?

3. What is the name of Designori's wife?

4. Who dies in this chapter?

5. When did Designori used to return to Waldzell?

Short Essay Questions

1. What condition does Knecht find his old Music Master in when he visits him in Montepart?

2. What does Knecht notice about Designori at the meeting of the directorate?

3. What problems did Designori have with his father?

4. Why does Knecht not like his position as Magister?

5. What happens to the Deputy after the Magister dies?

6. What are Knecht's views on books?

7. Why does Knecht find himself as part of the community?

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

9. How does Knecht think war will affect Castalia?

10. How does Knecht die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Glass Bead Game has greatly influenced modern literature. Choose a book that you think was influenced by the novel and discuss its similarities swath the novel in terms of the following:

Plot

Character

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 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?

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