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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. Etty experiences a problem with overeating, which she attributes to what greed?
(a) To have everything.
(b) To feel full.
(c) To consume life and to know everything.
(d) To consume good food.

2. On what day do Etty's parents, Rebecca and Louis Hillesum, arrive at Westerbork?
(a) July 21, 1943.
(b) June 21, 1943.
(c) August 21, 1943.
(d) September 21, 1943.

3. What do the letters chronicle?
(a) The last few months of Etty's journey toward her inevitable release.
(b) The last few months of Etty's journey toward her inevitable death at the hands of the Germans.
(c) The last few years of Etty's journey toward her inevitable death at the hands of the Germans.
(d) The last few years of Etty's journey toward her inevitable death at the hands of the Germans.

4. 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 hopeful.
(c) A lover.
(d) A finder.

5. Etty finally has a glimpse of her place where?
(a) In the larger historical picture.
(b) In a concentration camp.
(c) In Amsterdam.
(d) In society.

Short Answer Questions

1. What else does she address?

2. Etty talks about the importance of living where?

3. Etty writes, "Ultimately, what matters most is to __________________."

4. Etty admits that she is guilty of what?

5. Aside from being solely therapeutic, what does this exercise awaken in Etty?

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