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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Hesse do in 1907?
(a) Built a house.
(b) Moved to America.
(c) Spent a lot of time in spas.
(d) Published poetry and a novel.

2. What did Hesse begin to write in 1884?
(a) Plays.
(b) Novels.
(c) Poetry.
(d) History.

3. How did Hesse feel in Tubingen?
(a) Messianic and ill.
(b) Productive and happy.
(c) Lonely and isolated.
(d) Confused and desperate.

4. What was the name of the periodical to which Hesse contributed around the time of his first child's birth?
(a) Futurism.
(b) Modernism.
(c) The Times.
(d) South Germany.

5. How did Hesse feel about his novel "Gertrud?"
(a) He felt it was not as strong as his other work.
(b) He felt it was his best work yet.
(c) He felt nervous about having taken risks.
(d) He knew it would be misunderstood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where would Hesse spend time with Ruth Wenger?

2. What book did Hesse publish in 1911 that was based on his travels to India?

3. What was Hesse's family's religion?

4. Where did Hesse work once he had royalties coming in from his published works?

5. When was Hesse's first child born?

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