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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. In Chapter 19, how many copies of Wild Wheat did Viggo send Ditlevsen?

2. In Chapter 11, what was the name of the band that played at a tavern near Ditlevsen's apartment?

3. What did Nina's mother do?

4. Where was Ditlevsen moved at work in Chapter 19?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Ditlevsen compared childhood to a coffin. Why did Ditlevsen compare childhood to a coffin? Why did she want to leave her childhood behind? Why was she also afraid to leave her childhood behind?

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