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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. As Breuer dismisses Nietzsche's final argument against treatment, how does Nietzsche respond to Breuer's request?

2. How does Max characterize Breuer's behavior in class?

3. Why does Breuer plan only to treat Nietzsche's body?

4. In the middle of the night following Breuer's conversation with Max, who pounds on Breuer's door?

5. When Nietzsche becomes lucid, how does he behave toward Breuer?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What prevents Breuer from getting Nietzsche to agree to treatment?

3. What is the importance of the setting for Josef and Mathilde's argument?

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

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

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

7. Why has Breuer decided on a new plan to propose to Nietzsche?

8. Why do Nietzsche and Breuer spend so much time angry during their treatments?

9. Why does Nietzsche agree to Breuer's new treatment plan?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

What is the deepest symbol of the novel and why?

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