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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through May 18, 1942 through October 12, 1942 (Pages 133 - 231).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Etty's day-to-day life centers around her work as what?
(a) A dance teacher.
(b) An art teacher.
(c) A Russian teacher.
(d) An English teacher.

2. Etty is hyper-alert, hyper-conscious of what?
(a) What is taking place in her heart.
(b) What is taking place all around her.
(c) The actions of the other Jews.
(d) Her actions.

3. This act of verbalizing to another person is what for Etty?
(a) Embarrassing.
(b) Strange.
(c) Revelatory.
(d) Uncomfortable.

4. Esther ("Etty") Hillesum began writing a dairy in early __________ of 1941.
(a) April
(b) March.
(c) May.
(d) June.

5. What does Etty admit to her friend Ru?
(a) She is afraid of what is to come.
(b) Her only hope now is to save her family.
(c) An unshakable faith in God is the main strength of her life.
(d) She wishes she had attempted to escape.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hillesum resigns herself to what fact?

2. HIllesum refuses to blame who for allowing the atrocities against the Jews (and all of humanity) to continue?

3. Etty reaches a place of being unwilling to put up what?

4. Etty reminds herself to channel her urges into what?

5. Around this time, Etty addresses the question of __________, specifically talking about the Germans.

(see the answer key)

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