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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. What does Etty believe the answer to number 100 would do?

2. Etty reminds herself to channel her urges into what?

3. HIllesum refuses to blame who for allowing the atrocities against the Jews (and all of humanity) to continue?

4. Etty comes to love what?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is clear by May of 1942?

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

3. From what does Julius Spier die? How does Etty cope with this?

4. What does Etty come to accept, which affects her thoughts, feelings, and obligations?

5. How do Etty's beliefs affect her actions regarding her safety?

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

7. What does Etty say about suffering?

8. How does Etty feel about the atrocities taking place? How does this also lead to feelings of guilt?

9. What happens to Etty after Spier's death?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Etty is not close to her family.

Part 1) Describe her relationship with her family. How might this have come about? Might it have always been like this? Why or why not?

Part 2) How does this relationship evolve throughout the book? Why does it evolve? How does this affect her?

Part 3) Describe your relationship with your own family. How does this relationship affect your daily life? How might it affect you in the future?

Essay Topic 2

Etty's parents and brother arrive at Westerbork.

Part 1) Why do they end up at Westerbork? How is Etty affected by this? How does Etty try to help them? Is she successful? Why or why not?

Part 2) What is the fate of this family? Could this have been prevented? Why or why not? What does their fate reveal about the lives of the Jews who were placed in concentration camps during the war?

Part 3) How might you feel if you were in Etty's situation? How would you react if your family joined in your entrapment and suffering?

Essay Topic 3

The German occupation becomes more of a presence.

Part 1) Describe the German occupation. How does it slowly begin to affect Etty's life? Does she change at all because of this control over her life? Why or why not?

Part 2) How does this presence of German hatred influence Etty? How does this effect compare to the effects on others? Why? What does this reveal about Etty?

Part 3) How has the German occupation and take-over of much of Europe affected our world today? What can we learn from this?

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