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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. In Chapter 12, what did Ditlevsen have that required being in the hospital?

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

3. How old was Ditlev when he became a shepherd boy?

4. In Chapter 6, what movie did Ditlevsen go to see with Mr. Jensen?

5. How many hours did Ditlevsen work daily in a boarding house in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 11, what did Ditlevsen say about her mother?

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

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

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

5. What happened when Ditlevsen got sick in Chapter 12?

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

7. How did Ditlevsen meet Mr. Krogh, and why did she start visiting him?

8. How did Ditlevsen describe childhood in Chapter 6?

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

10. In Chapter 5, what happened when Ditlevsen went to visit Mr. Krogh?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ditlevsen became a drug addict. How did Ditlevsen become a drug addict? How did Carl contribute to her addiction? How did the addiction affect Ditlevsen’s life, writing, family, and friends?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 3

Ditlevsen started writing when she was a child. Why did Ditlevsen start writing? How did writing help her cope with life?

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