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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Hesse write while waiting to marry?
(a) "Beneath the Wheel."
(b) "Steppenwolf."
(c) Biographical sketches.
(d) "Peter Camenzind."

2. When did Hesse arrive in Tubingen?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1888.

3. What changed Herr's refusal of Hesse's proposal to marry Maria Bernoulli?
(a) The success of ''Steppenwolf."
(b) The success of "Hermann Lauscher."
(c) The success of "Peter Camenzind."
(d) A change in his family's fortunes.

4. How does Freedman describe Hesse's world growing up?
(a) As impregnable.
(b) As unmolested.
(c) As hostile.
(d) As divided.

5. What was Hesse primarily working on in 1907?
(a) Book reviews.
(b) A novel "Gertrud."
(c) Raising his small children.
(d) Raising money for his debts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Hesse apprenticed before he was brought home?

2. After Tubingen, how often did Hesse return home from his new job to visit family for holidays?

3. Where did Hesse begin to visit when he took a new job after Tubingen?

4. What relation did Hesse's work have with his friendships?

5. What group did Hesse's work appeal to?

(see the answer key)

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