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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. Does Etty feel it is necessary to purge her personality of everything possible which does not support her new way of being in the world?
(a) No, but she considers this.
(b) Yes.
(c) Yes, but only at first.
(d) No.

2. Etty praises God when?
(a) In the morning.
(b) At times of mental anguish.
(c) At all times.
(d) At night.

3. Etty refuses to buckle under what?
(a) Under the weight of strong emotion.
(b) Under the stress of living under German occupation.
(c) Under the weight of many physical burdens.
(d) Under the pressure of doing what is right for others.

4. Where does Etty live?
(a) In an apartment.
(b) In a Jewish household.
(c) In an inn.
(d) In a non-Jewish household.

5. HIllesum refuses to blame who for allowing the atrocities against the Jews (and all of humanity) to continue?
(a) The Jews.
(b) The Germans.
(c) The United States.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

1. Etty reaches a place of being unwilling to put up what?

2. Hillesum resigns herself to what fact?

3. Etty's motivations have become unambiguously ______________.

4. Etty knows that it is simply a matter of time before what happens to her?

5. It serves humanity better to allow a persecutor to witness another's ________________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Etty believe one should do to handle the increasingly difficult situation?

2. What is known about Etty's faith at this time?

3. Does Etty believe that she should appear strong? Why or why not?

4. What is clear by May of 1942?

5. To what does Hillesum resign herself?

6. What has happened to Etty's motivations? How does she support this?

7. Does Etty realize the threat to her way of life? Does this affect her positive attitude? Explain.

8. What has happened to Etty's faith? What does she think about this?

9. What does Etty say about suffering?

10. Why does Hillesum decide she would rather not marry Spier?

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