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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 3, where did Jytte work?

2. In Chapter 17, what did the young man do who asked Ditlevsen to dance?

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

4. What department store did Aunt Rosalia sew for?

5. In Chapter 9, how old was Granny?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Where was Ditlevsen working in Chapter 8?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ditlevsen and her mother were with her aunt Rosalia when her aunt died. What did Ditlevsen observe when she saw her aunt die? How did Aunt Rosalia’s death change Ditlevsen’s view of death?

Essay Topic 2

Mr. Krogh told Ditlevsen that “People always want something from each other” (121). What did Ditlevsen want from Mr. Krogh? What did he want from her? How did they use one another? Did Ditlevsen tend to use people with whom she had relationships?

Essay Topic 3

Ditlevsen and Viggo married. Was Ditlevsen looking for a husband or unconsciously a writing mentor? How was the marriage different from what Ditlevsen expected? Why was their marriage a challenge?

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