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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. How many beers did Ditlevsen think that Rapunzel's father and mother drank a day each?

2. Where was Nina Karstensen's fiance from?

3. What type of cross did Aunt Agnete always wear?

4. How much did a beer cost in Childhood, Chapter 2?

5. How old was Ruth when she and Ditlevsen met?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Ditlevsen's job like in Chapter 6?

2. How did Ditlevsen describe the end of her childhood in Chapter 18?

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

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

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

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

7. Where was Ditlevsen working in Chapter 8?

8. What did Ditlevsen say about herself and her family and where they lived in Chapter 4?

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

10. Why was Ditlevsen fired from the nursing supply company?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ditlevsen and Aksel met at a dance. What friends were Ditlevsen and Aksel with when they met? How did peer pressure influence their relationship?

Essay Topic 2

The relationship Ditlevsen had with Carl failed. Why did the relationship fail? Was the relationship abusive?

Essay Topic 3

Ditlevsen decided to leave Ebbe and stay with Carl. Why did Ditlevsen decide to leave Ebbe and stay with Carl? How did she make her decision? Was her decision rational or irrational?

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