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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters from Westerbork (Pages 235 - 365).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Etty's faith in God has grown exponentially. Is this off-putting to her?
(a) Yes, very.
(b) Yes, but only later.
(c) Yes, somewhat at first.
(d) No.

2. The conversations Etty has with the others at Westerbork give her what?
(a) A new sense of dread.
(b) Hope.
(c) A stronger faith in God.
(d) A clearer idea of what the Jews experienced.

3. Etty reminds herself to channel her urges into what?
(a) Saving her own life.
(b) Some more far-reaching acts in service to the community of mankind.
(c) Protecting her family.
(d) Her teaching.

4. Etty Hillesum references whose first letter to the Corinthians?
(a) Paul's.
(b) Peter's.
(c) Simon's.
(d) Mark's.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Spier's death, Etty's level of empathy does what?

2. What do the letters chronicle?

3. At the concentration camp, is there a distinction made between one social class and another?

4. Etty remains stalwart in what?

5. It is at this point that Etty Hillesum identifies her loneliness as a deep well that can only be filled by ______________.

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