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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 Part 1, Chapter 2, what evening of the week did the Young Artists Club meet?
2. Who reviewed Wild Wheat and commented on Ditlevsen's poem in Chapter 20?
3. When did Helle learn to stand up in her playpen?
4. In Part 1, Chapter 5, what school did the Lantern Club members go to?
5. What siblings did Viggo have?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Ditlevsen have to do when she realized she was pregnant in Part 1, Chapter 5?
2. What relationship did Ditlevsen have with Piet Hein?
3. How did Ditlevsen get information on a place where to send her poetry for possible publication?
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. What did Ditlevsen learn when she called the editor of Wild Wheat, Viggo F. Moller?
7. in Part 1, Chapter 4, what happened after Ditlevsen had lived in the boarding house for a month?
8. Why was Lise not doing well in Part 1, Chapter 12?
9. What reviews did Ditlevsen receive when her new book came out in Part 1, Chapter 9?
10. What was the new apartment like in Chapter 11?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
As Ditlevsen went to the taverns with Nina, she longed for an intimate closeness with another person. How did Ditlevsen long for love without knowing what it was? In what way was her ideal of love immature?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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