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Who is Sinclair's early tormenter?

(A) His father

(B) Demian

(D) Beatrice

Who saves Sinclair from his early tormenter?

(A) His father

(B) Demian

(D) Beatrice

Who is Beatrice?

(A) Sinclair's early tormenter

(B) The woman who saves Sinclair from his early tormenter

(D) A good friend of Sinclair

With whom does Sinclair first discuss Abraxas?

(A) Pistorius

(B) Demian

(D) Plato

What does Sinclair see in the clouds during the big storm?

(A) God

(B) His father

(D) A sparrow hawk

Who is Abraxas?

(A) Demian's best friend

(B) A God of good and evil

(D) Sinclair's father

What does Sinclair consider to be the first act that truly brings him to the world of darkness?

(A) Hitting his sister

(B) Playing with the neighborhood "riff-raff"

(D) Stealing money from his own piggy bank

In what illicit activity does Sinclair engage while at Prep. School?

(A) Sexual promiscuity

(B) Underage drinking

(D) Murder

Why does Sinclair stay at university over the summer?

(A) He failed a course

(B) To be with Max and Eva

(D) None of the above

Demian and Sinclair spend time together at all of the following, EXCEPT

(A) Confirmation class

(B) A bar

(D) University

Why does Sinclair avoid Demian when they are first placed in the same confirmation class?

(A) He is in love with Demian's Mother

(B) He is scared Demian will beat him up

(D) He feels indebted to Demian about the Kromer incident

How do Sinclair and Demian become reunited during confirmation class?

(A) Demian confronts Sinclair about avoiding him

(B) Sinclair gets up the courage to talk to Demian after class

(D) They both participate in a prank to glue the teacher to his chair

Which animal is a symbol of Sinclair's yearning to break free?

(A) A penguin

(B) A lion

(D) A bear

During which phase of his life is Sinclair without Demian?

(A) University

(B) War

(D) Preparatory school

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