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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hillesum writes that on Sunday, June 14, 1941 the German government begins to round up and ____________ the Jews.
(a) Humiliate.
(b) Centralize.
(c) Scold.
(d) Kill.

2. Does the widower's age concern Etty?
(a) Yes.
(b) Not usually.
(c) No.
(d) Sometimes.

3. Spier's specialty is commonly known as what?
(a) Chiropractic.
(b) Dream interpretation.
(c) Cognitivity.
(d) Reading and studying palms.

4. Etty was a twenty-seven-year-old single woman living where, making her way in the city?
(a) Amsterdam.
(b) Budapest.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. In February of 1942, several professors and other acquaintances of Etty's are sent where as prisoners of the Nazis?

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

3. Etty's relationship with her father is somewhat __________.

4. Approximately one month later, Etty Hillesum entreats herself to allow ___________ rather than the opposite.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. When did the author first begin writing this diary? Describe her at this time.

2. What becomes more of a presence? How does this affect Etty?

3. How does Etty's feelings towards her family begin to change?

4. What does Etty do to become closer to God?

5. What does Etty reveal about Spier? How does Etty, at this point, feel about Spier?

6. What is Etty's opinion of marriage for herself? Why might she feel this way?

7. Over what does Etty want to gain control? What does she resolve to do every day?

8. What problem does Etty experience? Why? How does this lead to a discussion of Etty's family?

9. Of what does Etty admit she is guilty? How does this then lead to a spiritual discussion?

10. How is Etty's eating disorder symbolic?

(see the answer keys)

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