1. Why does Etty feel guilty about her life, compared to others?
(a) Others harbor much more fear in their hearts.
(b) She has not given to others as much as she would like.
(c) She is much more prepared for her future than others.
(d) Others are forced to make due with considerably less than her.

2. Etty knows that it is simply a matter of time before what happens to her?
(a) She is saved.
(b) She is apprehended and transferred to a camp of some sort.
(c) She attempts to escape.
(d) She is allowed to leave.

3. Hillesum asserts the viewpoint that regardless of circumstance, people must remain open to what?
(a) New insights and new avenues of spiritual evolution.
(b) Faith in God.
(c) The possibility of freedom.
(d) Accepting death when it comes.

4. This greed reminds Etty of who?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her lovers.

5. Etty obliges herself to the preservation and dissemination of what?
(a) Her thoughts, actions, and obligations.
(b) Her thoughts and actions.
(c) Her thoughts, feelings, and obligations.
(d) Her feelings, assumptions, and beliefs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hillesum is ___________; someone who is actively involved in examining the world and her perceptions thereof from the inside out rather than the other way around.

2. This Biblical quote is what?

3. Etty is hyper-alert, hyper-conscious of what?

4. How large is Westerbork?

5. Are there any mattresses to sleep on?

(see the answer key)

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