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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through March 9, 1941 through April 30, 1942 (Pages 3 - 133).

Multiple Choice 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.
(a) A seeker.
(b) A finder.
(c) A hopeful.
(d) A lover.

2. Aside from being solely therapeutic, what does this exercise awaken in Etty?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Loving feelings.
(d) Sexual feelings.

3. Spier's specialty is commonly known as what?
(a) Cognitivity.
(b) Dream interpretation.
(c) Reading and studying palms.
(d) Chiropractic.

4. What eventually leads Hillesum down the path of physical isolation and often results in illness of one sort or another?
(a) Only caring about her own needs.
(b) The experience of suppressing her personal needs.
(c) Following the directions of the Germans.
(d) Not getting enough sleep or food.

5. The diary begins as a way for Etty to do what?
(a) Work through her feelings.
(b) Become famous.
(c) Write down her ideas.
(d) Make money.

Short Answer Questions

1. She begins each day full of resolve to become a better, more skilled _____________.

2. Who was Etty's favorite author?

3. Even before reaching Westerbork, Etty Hillesum's ___________ emerges as something independent and infinitely more powerful than her physical self.

4. Etty Hillesum had devoted herself to honing her craft. What was her craft?

5. What becomes Etty Hillesum's main focus?

(see the answer key)

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