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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 type of coat did Ditlevsen buy in Part 1, Chapter 6?

2. In Chapter 11, what was the name of the young man who danced with Ditlevsen and was leaving in the morning for Spain?

3. In Chapter 20, how old was Viggo?

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

5. In Chapter 13, how many apprenticeships had Ansel run away from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Ditlevsen learn when she called the editor of Wild Wheat, Viggo F. Moller?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How did the master of the lithographer shop die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The last section of the book is titled “Dependency.” What does that section of the book reveal about the way that Ditlevsen was a dependent person? What did she use to help her cope in the first section of “Dependency”? What did she turn to in the second section? Why did being dependent upon someone or something help Ditlevsen cope with life?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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