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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. How high was the temperature that Ebbe's mother was running in Part 1, Chapter 5?

2. Where did Ditlevsen rent a room in Chapter 15?

3. What time was curfew in Part 1, Chapter 7?

4. What flower did Piet send Ditlevsen at the end of Part 1, Chapter 3?

5. Who reviewed Wild Wheat and commented on Ditlevsen's poem in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who was Nadja, and what did she say about Piet?

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

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

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

7. How did Ditlevsen get information on a place where to send her poetry for possible publication?

8. In Chapter 18, where did Ditlevsen meet Viggo F. Moeller, and what did she think of him?

9. Why was Ditlevsen fired from the State Grain Office?

10. What was it like for Ditlevsen being married to Viggo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The relationship Ditlevsen had with Carl failed. Why did the relationship fail? Was the relationship abusive?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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