An Interrupted Life: The Diaries of Etty Hillesum, 1941-1943 Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Etty Hillesum
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An Interrupted Life: The Diaries of Etty Hillesum, 1941-1943 Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Etty Hillesum
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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. Etty feels a certain amount of ___________ toward Spier.
(a) Fear.
(b) Resentment.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Love.

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

3. Etty discloses that what life is more important?
(a) Her love life.
(b) Her internal life.
(c) Her external life.
(d) Her personal life.

4. This is the word used by the Germans to refer to the process by which large numbers of Jews were captured from their homes and off the streets and then put into ghettos or camps.
(a) Controlling.
(b) Organizing.
(c) Centralize.
(d) Regrouping.

5. Etty engages herself in a discussion of the ________ as the predominant force in an individual's life.
(a) Heart.
(b) Mind.
(c) Soul.
(d) Body.

Short Answer Questions

1. Etty was a twenty-seven-year-old single woman living where, making her way in the city?

2. Etty remarks that her lovers have all felt like what?

3. Much of the discomfort among those living in the house stemmed from what?

4. This greed reminds Etty of who?

5. Who was Etty's favorite author?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Etty begin to change significantly and radically?

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

4. What foreshadowing of Etty's future occurs? How does it seem she is preparing herself for this future?

5. By April 2, 1942, how does Etty feel about Spier?

6. How does Etty's faith continue to grow?

7. How does Etty feel about men? How does she explain this?

8. Describe the men for whom Etty has feelings.

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

10. What is happening to the Jews by June of 1941?

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