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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 Mathilde confide to Freud concerning her marriage?

2. What does Josef receive from Lou Salome while on vacation?

3. How often does Nietzsche tell Breuer he is sick during their first meeting?

4. After reading Nietzsche's books for the first time, when does he next see Freud?

5. What do Nietzsche's three questions all concern?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is foreshadowed by Josef's admittance that he had an affair with a patient?

2. What are Nietzsche's motives behind asking the three questions?

3. Why would the author leave Chapter 5 with Nietzsche ready to ask Breuer three questions?

4. What is ironic about Freud's relationship with the Breuers?

5. What do Nietzsche's personal copies of his books provide for Breuer?

6. What is Freud's relationship with Josef's family?

7. What can readers infer about the effort of so many people working to get Nietzsche into treatment?

8. What does Nietzsche's life style say about him?

9. How does Lou treat Josef in his office?

10. What contributes to Nietzsche being a difficult patient?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Max, a seemingly small character, helps Breuer. What role does Max play in Breuer's life?

Essay Topic 2

How does Breuer's control over situations at his office and at the hospital differ? Why would this be?

Essay Topic 3

How is Breuer easily overcome by women and their attractiveness?

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