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

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

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

4. Etty subsequently learns that Jews in Deventer are no longer allowed to own what?
(a) Bicycles.
(b) Businesses.
(c) Cars.
(d) Homes.

5. Even before reaching Westerbork, Etty Hillesum's ___________ emerges as something independent and infinitely more powerful than her physical self.
(a) Soul.
(b) Psyche.
(c) Mind.
(d) Heart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What serves as a symbol of her materialism?

2. What else does Etty come to love?

3. Etty returns to a sincere desire to pay more attention to her inner life as a way of bringing about what?

4. This is the word used by the Germans to refer to the process by which large numbers of Jews were captured from their homes and off the streets and then put into ghettos or camps.

5. Etty experiences a problem with overeating, which she attributes to what greed?

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