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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. Who dies in this chapter?

2. When did Designori used to return to Waldzell?

3. What does Knecht want to renew with Designori?

4. Which of the following is not a title of one of Knecht life essays?

5. Where does Knecht spend 15 minutes everyday to relax?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the poem Lament about?

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

4. What has Designori arranged for Knecht?

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

6. What are Knecht's views on books?

7. Why is the position of deputy a dead end position?

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

9. What does Designori learn about Knecht?

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

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

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 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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