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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. When Ditlevsen went to Enghavevej School for the first time, what did she smell when she entered?
(a) Disinfectant.
(b) Vomit.
(c) Fear.
(d) Anger.

2. In Chapter 1, what color dress did Ditlevsen wear to her job?
(a) Cream.
(b) Green.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blue.

3. In Chapter 10, how old was Ditlev?
(a) 50.
(b) 55.
(c) 51.
(d) 53.

4. In Chapter 2, how much did Ditlevsen earn working at the boarding house?
(a) 35 kroner a month.
(b) 40 kroner a month.
(c) 30 kroner a month.
(d) 25 kroner a month.

5. In Chapter 6, what movie did Ditlevsen go to see with Mr. Jensen?
(a) Circus Days.
(b) The Cabin Boy.
(c) Skinner's Baby.
(d) Trouble.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, how much did Ditlevsen pay her parents a month?

2. Who was in the hospital in Chapter 2 from Ditlevsen's family?

3. How old was Yrsa who also worked at the boarding house in Chapter 2?

4. The year that Ditlevsen's parents were married, what month were they married and what month was Edvin born?

5. In Childhood, Chapter 3, where did Ditlevsen and her brother go when their mother went to the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, who were Scabie Hans and Pretty Lili?

2. Why was it said that Uncle Peter killed Granny?

3. In Chapter 3, why did Alfrida go to the hospital, and what did Edvin and Ditlevsen do while she was gone?

4. Who was Ruth, and what did she try to get Ditlevsen to do?

5. What part did Gammeltorv want Ditlevsen to have for his next play, and why did she refuse?

6. In Chapter 2, what was Ditlevsen's job?

7. What did Mr. Krogh say about Ditlevsen's poetry?

8. What obituary did Ditlevsen see in Chapter 2, and why did it bother her?

9. Why did Ditlevsen go home to her mother with Toni in Chapter 1?

10. What did Ditlevsen say about her grandmother in Chapter 9?

(see the answer keys)

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