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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 Nietzsche and Breuer walk through the cemetery, they start to doubt that the Bertha-obsession is rooted in ____________.

2. What does Nietzsche believe about Breuer's motivation to help him?

3. As Breuer dismisses Nietzsche's final argument against treatment, what does Breuer ask Nietzsche about his treatment?

4. At the start of their second session, what does Breuer want to do concerning Nietzsche's treatment?

5. According to Nietzsche, at whose expense is Breuer helping him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Breuer feel about his success in treating Nietzsche?

4. What makes Breuer even more desperate to help Nietzsche after he saves his life?

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

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

7. What happens during the first session between Nietzsche and Breuer?

8. What is ironic about Breuer helping Nietzsche during his illness?

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

10. What does the letter to Peter Gast reveal?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

What irony surrounds Mathilde and her marriage?

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