1. While on furlough, Etty is able to do what?
(a) Buy supplies for the camp.
(b) Attend school.
(c) Work.
(d) Visit friends and replenish her strength.

2. Are there any mattresses to sleep on?
(a) Yes, a few.
(b) Yes, many.
(c) No.
(d) Yes, only a couple.

3. Etty remains stalwart in what?
(a) Her refusal to give up Spier.
(b) Her refusal to take the blame for her guilt.
(c) Her refusal to take a negative view of life.
(d) Her refusal to place blame on the Germans.

4. In one of a series of letters to Kormann at Westerbork, Etty tells her friend what about her flesh?
(a) She seems incapable of keeping up with the demands of living and working at a concentration camp.
(b) It is beginning to sag due to the lack of nutrients she receives.
(c) It is crawling with insects.
(d) She wants to crawl out of her flesh and run away.

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

Short Answer 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.

2. Given Etty's propensity toward the ascetic life, what might she think of all the mental exercises in which she participates?

3. Etty remarks that some barracks can make one feel how?

4. Etty declares, "Death is _________________."

5. Etty's devotion to the higher purpose of carrying out God's will and design for her life becomes what?

(see the answer key)

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