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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 time did Ditlevsen leave for work in "Youth," Chapter 1?

2. In Chapter 8, how much did Ditlevsen get paid at the lithographer's shop?

3. What department store did Aunt Rosalia sew for?

4. In Chapter 3, what job did Ruth think she and Ditlevsen could get?

5. When Ditlevsen went to Enghavevej School for the first time, what did she smell when she entered?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where was Ditlevsen working in Chapter 8?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 3

Ditlevsen had a series of jobs after she left school. What jobs did she hold? How did these jobs affect her identity?

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