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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, pgs. 57-87.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Hesse born?
(a) Swabia.
(b) Geneva.
(c) Basel.
(d) Innsbruck.

2. What was Hesse's earliest memory?
(a) Being lifted to a mountain vista.
(b) Nearly drowning in the bathtub.
(c) Seeing a shooting star.
(d) Being lost at a market.

3. How long were Hesse's work days?
(a) Twelve hours.
(b) Eight hours.
(c) Ten hours.
(d) Six hours.

4. For what reason was Hesse determined to be an artist?
(a) He wanted to rebel against his father.
(b) His mother's inspiration.
(c) His brother's failure.
(d) His father's example.

5. What reason does Freedman give for Hesse's choice of subject matter?
(a) Hesse was looking for a sense of self.
(b) Hesse was trying to unravel the mystery of his birth.
(c) Hesse was trying to prophesy a better future.
(d) Hesse was trying to purge a sense of inherited guilt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Freedman say Hesse wrote about?

2. What happened immediately before Hesse tried to kill himself?

3. How does Freedman describe Hesse's world growing up?

4. What family trait does Freedman say Hesse seems to have inherited?

5. Freedman said that the tensions in Hesse's works came from ________________.

(see the answer key)

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