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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 Nietzsche not know about his books and Breuer?

2. When will Lou and Josef meet again after their first meeting?

3. What does Breuer receive as he enters his office the day after his first meeting with Nietzsche?

4. What reason does Nietzsche give Breuer for not reading?

5. What does Breuer believe physicians should offer to patients?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Lou's attitude about Nietzsche during her first meetings with Josef?

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

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

4. What could Breuer's dream about Bertha mean?

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

6. Why would Nietzsche be so open about his physical ailments but so reserved about his mental ones?

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

8. How does Breuer's patient list characterize him?

9. Why does Nietzsche allow Breuer to read his books?

10. How does Freud help in Nietzsche's diagnosis and treatment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the novel's setting influence the medical beliefs and actions of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

What is the effect of having characters which readers never meet?

Essay Topic 3

How does Breuer's relationship with Max change throughout the story?

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