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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. At Westerbork, it is Etty's job to do what?
(a) Teach the women and children Russian.
(b) Assist women and children with their transport preparations.
(c) Assist with the Jews' transport preparations.
(d) Create documentation for all that takes place at the camp.

2. Etty's motivations have become unambiguously ______________.
(a) Altruistic.
(b) Difficult to understand.
(c) Selfish.
(d) Strange.

3. What does Etty do after Spier's death?
(a) She writes Spier a long letter.
(b) She writes his family a long letter.
(c) She prays for him.
(d) She tries to forget about him.

4. Does Etty rise above her bitterness about the truth of the Jews' plight in Holland?
(a) Only at first.
(b) No.
(c) Yes.
(d) Only much later.

5. How large is Westerbork?
(a) One square kilometer.
(b) One-half square kilometer.
(c) One-fourth square kilometer.
(d) Two square kilometers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Etty live?

2. The transience of life is symbolized by what?

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

4. For whom does Etty continue to work?

5. Etty's faith in God has grown exponentially. Is this off-putting to her?

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