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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 Childhood, Chapter 1, how old was Ditlevsen?

2. What time did Ditlevsen have to be at work in Chapter 6?

3. In Chapter 7, when did Erling and Ditlevsen go to the movies?

4. How often did Alfrida and Ditlev play cards with Aunt Agnete and Uncle Peter in Chapter 4?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Ditlevsen describe childhood in Chapter 6?

3. Why was Ditlevsen allowed to go to middle school?

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

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

6. What news did Ditlev share with Ditlevsen at the end of Chapter 10?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of the novel? Why is it not a biography?

Essay Topic 2

The last section of the book is titled “Dependency.” What does that section of the book reveal about the way that Ditlevsen was a dependent person? What did she use to help her cope in the first section of “Dependency”? What did she turn to in the second section? Why did being dependent upon someone or something help Ditlevsen cope with life?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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