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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 much was Ditlevsen earning in Chapter 11?

2. In Part 1, Chapter 6, when did Ebbe and Ditlevsen get married?

3. In Part 1, Chapter 8, where did Ester and Ditlevsen go to stay?

4. What color was everything in Viggo's living room?

5. What did Lise want to do when Ole graduated?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Viggo tell Ditlevsen about himself in Chapter 20?

3. When Ditlevsen had her first abortion, how did she feel?

4. Why was Ditlevsen surprised at her daughter's appearance, and what did the doctor say about the little girl's looks?

5. In Part 1, Chapter 7, where did Ebbe spend the night when he did not come home?

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 15, what was the apartment like that Ditlevsen rented?

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of the novel? Why is it not a biography?

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