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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before World War II arrived on her doorstep, Etty Hillesum's main concern was what?
(a) Her internal life.
(b) Her looks.
(c) Her external life.
(d) Her family.

2. Etty's relationship with her father is somewhat __________.
(a) Peaceful.
(b) Strained.
(c) Loving.
(d) Annoying.

3. Etty Hillesum had devoted herself to honing her craft. What was her craft?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Painting.
(c) Singing.
(d) Writing.

4. As part of her therapy, Etty and Spier engage in what?
(a) A kind of dancing.
(b) A kind of wrestling.
(c) A kind of arguing.
(d) A kind of yelling.

5. Etty admonishes herself to let go of what things?
(a) Nothing.
(b) All things.
(c) Things inside herself.
(d) Things outside of herself.

6. Etty decides to work her way through her negative feelings in hopes of what?
(a) Finding a new family.
(b) Feeling confident without her family's love.
(c) Coming to a place of acceptance and forgiveness.
(d) Being forgiven by her family.

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

8. Hillesum lives in a house owned by a widower named _________________.
(a) Heinz Wiener.
(b) Hansel Wolff.
(c) Handel Wagner.
(d) Han Wegerif.

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

10. Etty talks about the importance of living where?
(a) In the past.
(b) In Amsterdam.
(c) In the present.
(d) In the future.

11. 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 lover.
(b) A hopeful.
(c) A finder.
(d) A seeker.

12. Etty acknowledges _____________ that is inherent in all human beings.
(a) The love.
(b) The hatred.
(c) The loneliness.
(d) The fear.

13. Etty Hillesum was determined to grow ________________.
(a) Physically.
(b) Emotionally and spiritually.
(c) Spiritually.
(d) Mentally, emotionally and spiritually.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Esther ("Etty") Hillesum began writing a dairy in early __________ of 1941.

2. Etty admits that she is guilty of what?

3. Hillesum writes that she tried to do what in the house?

4. More than once, Etty Hillesum admits doing what?

5. Each day, Etty's writings speak of her need to gain control over ______________.

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