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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 17, what did the young man do who asked Ditlevsen to dance?

2. When was Ditlevsen born?

3. What did Ditlevsen always get for a Christmas present in Childhood, Chapter 2?

4. In Childhood, Chapter 3, where did Ditlevsen and her brother go when their mother went to the hospital?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where was Ditlevsen working in Chapter 8?

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

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

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

7. How did Ditlevsen get an appointment with an editor at Social-Demokraten?

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

9. What did Toni want to eat in Chapter 1, and what did he explain to Ditlevsen?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Ditlevsen started The Young Artists Club and met Piet Hein. How did the relationship between Piet and Ditlevsen progress? Why did he break up with her? How did she deal with her disappointment?

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