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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 Lou want Josef to meet her for their first encounter?

2. After Nietzsche and Breuer's initial meeting, why does Breuer become upset about Bertha?

3. At what point is Freud in his medical studies in Chapter 3?

4. What does Breuer think of Nietzsche's philosophies?

5. According to Nietzsche's conversation with Breuer, where does he get many of his ideas?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Breuer's relationship with Bertha immediately bring a conflict to the story?

2. Why would Lou take such an interest in helping Nietzsche?

3. Are Elisabeth's actions helping or hurting Nietzsche and why?

4. What is Lou's attitude about Nietzsche during her first meetings with Josef?

5. What can readers infer about the effort of so many people working to get Nietzsche into treatment?

6. How does Breuer's patient list characterize him?

7. Why might Lou include information about Elisabeth to Dr. Breuer?

8. What is Freud's relationship with Josef's family?

9. Why would Nietzsche write books that he allows his publisher to hide?

10. What preconceived idea does Breuer have about Nietzsche that is incorrect?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the deepest symbol of the novel and why?

Essay Topic 2

How do Breuer's feelings concerning Venice change from the start of the novel to the end?

Essay Topic 3

What is the overall theme of this novel? Why?

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