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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Sinclair long to see?
(a) Demian
(b) Demian's mother
(c) His mother
(d) His father

2. What story from the Bible causes Sinclair and Demian's eyes to meet?
(a) The crucifixion
(b) Cain and Abel
(c) Samson and Deliah
(d) Fanny and Alexander

3. What does Sinclair say he has stolen?
(a) Donkeys
(b) Beer
(c) Money
(d) Apples

4. What are the students surprised that Demian and his mother do not attend?
(a) Parents evening
(b) Church
(c) Christmas carols
(d) School

5. Which of the following words does Sinclair not add to the portrait?
(a) Temperament
(b) Light
(c) Concept
(d) Fate

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Demian show Sinclair how to predict?

2. Who stops Kromer from bothering Sinclair?

3. Who do the students think Demian has been intimate with?

4. What does Sinclair attempt in this chapter?

5. What does Sinclair feel he is growing away from in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sinclair feel towards Demian at the beginning of chapter 3?

2. What are Sinclair's fears regarding Kromer and his family?

3. How does Demian help Sinclair with Kromer?

4. Describe the character of Kromer.

5. How does Knaurer react to Sinclair's kindness in chapter 6?

6. What does the sparrow hawk symbolize?

7. How does Sinclair feel when he enters boarding school?

8. Why do the other students start to treat Sinclair with respect?

9. How do Demian and Sinclair meet again in chapter 7?

10. What does Sinclair find in a book on his desk in chapter 5?

(see the answer keys)

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