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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 would a nurse bring for Aunt Rosalia in Chapter 12?

2. In Part 1, Chapter 6, what journalist wrote an unflattering piece about Ditlevsen?

3. In Part 1, Chapter 1, how old was Ditlevsen?

4. In Part 1, Chapter 9, what did Ditlevsen need to pay for an abortion?

5. In Chapter 20, what color was most everything in Viggo's home?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 1, Chapter 11, why was Tutti upset when she came to see Ditlevsen?

2. What reviews did Ditlevsen receive when her new book came out in Part 1, Chapter 9?

3. Why was Lise not doing well in Part 1, Chapter 12?

4. What was the new apartment like in Chapter 11?

5. Where did Ester and Ditlevsen go for a vacation together?

6. What did Ditlevsen have to do when she realized she was pregnant in Part 1, Chapter 5?

7. Who was Aksel, and why did he and Ditlevsen become engaged and then break up?

8. How did Ditlevsen get someone to publish her poems?

9. in Part 1, Chapter 4, what happened after Ditlevsen had lived in the boarding house for a month?

10. What relationship did Ditlevsen have with Piet Hein?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As Ditlevsen went to the taverns with Nina, she longed for an intimate closeness with another person. How did Ditlevsen long for love without knowing what it was? In what way was her ideal of love immature?

Essay Topic 2

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

Essay Topic 3

Ebbe joined Civil og Beskyttelse. What was Civil og Beskyttelse? What was happening in Denmark at that time? Why was it dangerous for Ebbe to join the organization?

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