2. Why did Hesse travel to the spa at Badenweiler?
(a) For his children's health.
(b) For a mistress.
(c) For recuperation.
(d) For his wife's health.

3. Where did Hesse spend Christmas 1902?
(a) Black Forest.
(b) The Alps.
(c) Italy.
(d) London.

4. 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 prophesy a better future.
(c) Hesse was trying to purge a sense of inherited guilt.
(d) Hesse was trying to unravel the mystery of his birth.

5. Where did Hesse begin to visit when he took a new job after Tubingen?
(a) The Royal Palaces.
(b) His parents' house.
(c) Art museums.
(d) His aunt's house.

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

7. How old was Hesse when he decided to become a writer?
(a) Nine.
(b) Six.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Thirteen.

8. When was Hesse born?
(a) 1877.
(b) 1882.
(c) 1885.
(d) 1887.

9. What happened to Hesse's career in 1902?
(a) He was published for the first time.
(b) He was more and more widely published.
(c) He was getting famous.
(d) He was getting frustrated with all the rejection.

10. Hesse run away from school to __________.
(a) Salzburg.
(b) Basel.
(c) Geneva.
(d) Stuttgart.

11. What novel was Hesse finishing when he returned to work after his mother's death?
(a) Peter Camenzind.
(b) Steppenwolf.
(c) Hermann Lauscher.
(d) Siddhartha.

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

13. How did Hesse react to his loneliness?
(a) He traveled.
(b) He read avidly.
(c) He drank.
(d) He wrote adventure stories.

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

15. When did Hesse return to work in the year of his mother's death?
(a) August.
(b) October.
(c) December.
(d) September.