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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chaper 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Hesse change jobs for less money around 1901?
(a) To live closer to home.
(b) To be closer to a woman.
(c) To repair his reputation.
(d) To spend more time writing.

2. What was beginning to happen in 1901, when Hesse became depressed?
(a) His work was published.
(b) His work was censored.
(c) His work stopped coming to him.
(d) His work was consuming him.

3. How did Hesse spend his time at home when he wasn't traveling or lecturing?
(a) In the taverns.
(b) In the library.
(c) With his wife and children.
(d) Alone in his study.

4. After Tubingen, how often did Hesse return home from his new job to visit family for holidays?
(a) Rarely.
(b) Often.
(c) Occasionally.
(d) Frequently.

5. What relation did Hesse's work have with his friendships?
(a) He would use his friends as characters.
(b) He described his friendships in detail in his work.
(c) He learned from his friends, but he did not write about them.
(d) His work had nothing to do with his friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What changed Herr's refusal of Hesse's proposal to marry Maria Bernoulli?

2. How does Freedman describe Hesse's work on "Siddhartha"?

3. In what role did "Siddhartha" put Hesse?

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

5. How did Hesse spend time with Ruth in 1922?

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