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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 Breuer ask of Max the Friday after Nietzsche leaves him?

2. With whom does Breuer do his Friday ritual?

3. During their second session, what does Breuer confess about his feelings towards his professional and personal life?

4. During the discussion about Breuer's interest in Nietzsche's case, what does Breuer fail at trying to do?

5. When Breuer sees Nietzsche after his attack, how does Breuer believe he feels about helping Nietzsche?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Breuer family's traditional Friday evening supper say about their family dynamics?

2. How does Breuer behave in getting Nietzsche to agree to treatment?

3. How does Nietzsche react about Breuer's answers to his three questions?

4. What does the letter to Peter Gast reveal?

5. How does Nietzsche behave after he becomes lucid? Why?

6. After Breuer completes Nietzsche's second session, Lou Salome visits Breuer's office. Why does she storm out after Breuer talks to her?

7. What is Breuer's motive in sharing his dream with Nietzsche?

8. What kind of relationship does Breuer have with Max as opposed to Mathilde?

9. Why might Nietzsche's migraines have subsided now that he is in the hospital?

10. How does Breuer begin treating Nietzsche once Nietzsche won't go to treatment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Nietzsche's view of "dying at the right time." Is this a valid argument or not? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Is the ending of the novel, with Breuer's transformation, realistic? Why?

Essay Topic 3

How is Lou Salome's character an anachronism ?

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