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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 accuse Breuer of being after Nietzsche refuses the treatment plan Breuer designed for him?

2. What does Breuer try to slip into the discussion during Nietzsche's first session with him?

3. How does Dr. Breuer want Nietzsche to treat him while Nietzsche is hospitalized?

4. After Lou storms out, what does Breuer try to get Nietzsche to open up about during the session?

5. What does Breuer do for Nietzsche at the guest house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Breuer the evening after Nietzsche leaves his office without treatment?

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

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

4. What meaning is attached to Breuer's wonderment if he and Nietzsche are truly friends?

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

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

7. What is Breuer's attitude about Max's advice?

8. How does Nietzsche feel about Breuer as they continue to discuss treatment options?

9. What does the letter to Peter Gast reveal?

10. How does Breuer feel as Nietzsche leaves his office?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How does Nietzsche's obsession with Lou Salome parallel Breuer's obsession with Bertha?

Essay Topic 3

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

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