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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. After the second session, what does Lou give Breuer?

2. When Nietzsche arrives to hear the answers for his three questions, what does Breuer tell him about his migraines?

3. What does Breuer do for Nietzsche at the guest house?

4. How does Breuer find Nietzsche at the guest house?

5. After he is better, where does Nietzsche want to go?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Breuer completes Nietzsche's second session, Lou Salome visits Breuer's office. Why does she storm out after Breuer talks to her?

2. How does Nietzsche behave after he becomes lucid? Why?

3. What does the Breuer family's traditional Friday evening supper say about their family dynamics?

4. What meaning is attached to Breuer's wonderment if he and Nietzsche are truly friends?

5. What does the letter to Peter Gast reveal?

6. Why do Nietzsche and Breuer spend so much time angry during their treatments?

7. Why might Nietzsche's migraines have subsided now that he is in the hospital?

8. What is Breuer's motive in sharing his dream with Nietzsche?

9. How does Breuer feel about his success in treating Nietzsche?

10. Why would Breuer begin the consultations with the same approach that he has previously used?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Nietzsche's obsession with Lou Salome parallel Breuer's obsession with Bertha?

Essay Topic 2

How do all the "Berthas" shape Breuer's life?

Essay Topic 3

How does the novel's setting influence the medical beliefs and actions of the characters?

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