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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does Etty have a strong relationship with her mother?

2. Etty admits not being interested in what?

3. Hillesum writes that on Sunday, June 14, 1941 the German government begins to round up and ____________ the Jews.

4. Etty experiences a problem with overeating, which she attributes to what greed?

5. What serves as a symbol of her materialism?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe the men for whom Etty has feelings.

6. What does Etty say about evil?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Etty learns a great deal from the Jews she meets in Westerbork.

Part 1) Describe the Jews at Westerbork. How are they treated? Why are they treated in this way? What is Etty's role at this time? Is she effective in this role? Why or why not?

Part 2) What does Etty learn from these Jews? How is she affected by this information? Why is she affected in this way? How does this information affect you as the reader?

Part 3) Overall, how are you, as the reader, affected by Etty's story? Why? How might this story affect your actions in the future? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Etty's relationship with Julius Spier deepens.

Part 1) Who is Julius Spier? Describe him and his relationship with Etty. How does their relationship change over time? Why does it change?

Part 2) What can be learned about Etty through this relationship? How does this relationship compare to her relationship with Han?

Part 3) What ends their relationship? How does she come to realize their relationship would turn out as she thought? How does the war affect her relationship? Could this relationship have succeeded? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Westerbork is a concentration camp.

Part 1) Describe this concentration camp. What is the purpose of this concentration camp? How does Etty end up here? What does this reinforce about her?

Part 2) What does Etty learn by being at this camp? How does this affect her? What is learned about Etty while she is at this camp?

Part 3) How does Etty's time at Westebork affect you? Why?

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