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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the fifteenth, who does Johannes thank because he was able to find Cordelia?
(a) Cordelia's aunt.
(b) Chance.
(c) God.
(d) Edward.

2. Johannes cannot make up his mind about how to ___________________ her.
(a) Stalk.
(b) Understand.
(c) Speak to.
(d) Approach.

3. Other girls delight in Johannes. Is he interested in them?
(a) No.
(b) Yes.
(c) Infrequently.
(d) Sometimes.

4. She tells him that she will not pursue him and encourages him to do what?
(a) Come to her.
(b) Forget her.
(c) Flee.
(d) Let her go.

5. How did Cordelia act around Johannes when she was introduced to him?
(a) She spoke excitedly to him.
(b) She glared at him.
(c) She was afraid of him.
(d) She did not pay him much attention.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Edward pretend to be a confirmed bachelor?

2. From here, what must be understood?

3. The sixteenth comes and Johannes notes that it is _______________________ to be in love and interesting to know that one is on love.

4. Johannes saw Cordelia alone and ________________________.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the April 9th entry say?

2. How does the book open?

3. How does May begin? What happens on the 5th and 6th?

4. What takes place in Johannes' April 7th entry?

5. What does Johannes learn about Cordelia's personality on the 2nd? How does this affect him by the 3rd?

6. What has Johannes learned by the 30th? What interactions take place between Cordelia and Johannes by the 30th?

7. What does the narrator say about Kierkegaard's character in the book?

8. What does Johannes discuss in his April 14th entry?

9. What happens when Cordelia arrives at the exhibition? When does Johannes first talk to her? About what does he talk?

10. How does Johannes prepare to grow closer to Cordelia at this point?

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