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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 many girls were in the Young Artists Club?

2. What siblings did Viggo have?

3. In Chapter 15, when was Ditlevsen laid off from the lithographer's office?

4. Where did Viggo work beside editing Wild Wheat?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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