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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Betram run off to after the Magister's death?

2. Who does Designori now work for?

3. What is Mariafels?

4. What is the name of the town Knecht's first school is located?

5. What subject does Knecht learn from the Abbot?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Golden Book?

2. What does Knecht say in his letter to the Music Master?

3. How does the author define the modern biographies?

4. What does Designori think about Castalia?

5. How does Knecht's life change after the visit from the Music Master?

6. Why does Knecht think that free study is the happiest years of his life?

7. What is the Glass Bead Game?

8. What does the author know about Knecht's early life?

9. Who does the author say his book was intended for?

10. What does Knecht have to wait for before he can leave for Mariafels?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the novel and helps to express character and theme:

Setting

Point of view

Structure

Language

Essay Topic 2

Aside from the main character examine the way Hesse uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following people and outline his influence on Knecht's life:

1) The Music Master

2) Designori

3) Father Jacobus

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