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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 2, what time of day would Mrs. Petersen and Miss Petersen take a nap?

2. In Chapter 5, how much a month did Ditlevsen earn at her new job?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Where was Ditlevsen working in Chapter 8?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Ditlevsen saw that Editor Brochmann had died, it was "the hardest day of her life" (111). Why was it the hardest day of her life? Why did the information cause depression?

Essay Topic 2

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

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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