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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through August II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the first letter, Cordelia notes that Johannes has never really been what?
(a) Himself.
(b) Hers.
(c) Honest.
(d) In love.

2. Johannes says that events at the Wahl house are ________________.
(a) Increasingly momentous.
(b) Slow to start.
(c) Increasingly more stagnant.
(d) Boring.

3. Johannes only gives her part of the attention she desires in order to do what?
(a) Decide how he feels about her.
(b) Give him time to work on the next step of his plan.
(c) Drive her crazy.
(d) Test her.

4. Whose story comprises most of the diary?
(a) The narrator's.
(b) Kierkegaard's.
(c) The girl's.
(d) Johannes'.

5. Johannes is intent on inquiring more into who Cordelia is but worries about what?
(a) He will discover she is engaged.
(b) He will discover he does not love her.
(c) He will discover she is not wealthy.
(d) He will discover she is married.

Short Answer Questions

1. Johannes believes that when women devote themselves wholly, what happens to their beauty?

2. When is Johannes willing to modify himself?

3. Johannes will read _______________ aloud to Cordelia from time to time.

4. How does Johannes try and use this person's arrival to his advantage?

5. What did Johannes conceal from Cordelia?

(see the answer key)

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