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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 Demian think Cain is marked for?

2. What special day approaches for Sinclair?

3. What does Sinclair find it easy to do in this chapter?

4. Who does Demian say he would have as a friend rather than the repentant thief?

5. What does Alfons tell Sinclair about?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Pistorius interpret one of Sinclair's flying dreams in chapter 5?

3. What are Sinclair's hopes and ambitions at the beginning of the story?

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

5. How does Sinclair's life change at the end of chapter 3?

6. What is Pistorius' ambition?

7. What is Sinclair's main conflict in chapter 3?

8. Describe the character of Demain.

9. How do things change for the worse at the end of chapter 7?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does Hesse's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

Essay Topic 2

Examine the significance of the sparrow hawk.

1) What does the sparrow hawk symbolize and why does it become such an essential part of the book?

2) How is it important that the sparrow hawk is carved in the keystone outside of Sinclair's house?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the differences between Demian and Sinclair's upbringings. How has Demian's close relationship with his mother affected his character? How has Sinclair's troubled relationship with his father affected his character? What difference does Hesse present in being brought up by only your mother and being brought by both parents?

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