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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. Johannes is aware that Cordelia will have understanding of the dark side of life and is happy about what?
(a) It has not warped her.
(b) She will have a dark side.
(c) She is so strong.
(d) She is not as naive has he once thought.

2. How does Edward pretend to be?
(a) Shy.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Interested.
(d) Uninterested.

3. The text breaks into a series of what?
(a) Poems.
(b) Essays.
(c) Interrupted sentences.
(d) Prayers.

4. Johannes then continues to describe Cordelia, with remarks like "Her countenance is like a fruit" and "Her head is a ___________ head."
(a) Madonna.
(b) Madeleine.
(c) Mona Lisa.
(d) Medusa.

5. Johannes admires her beauty again, particularly what?
(a) Her beautiful clothes.
(b) Her beautiful skin.
(c) Her beautiful hair.
(d) Her beautiful teeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Johannes blame in May for his bad luck?

2. When Johannes and Edward come for a visit, Johannes talks about interesting things but nothing that will indicate his interest in Cordelia. What does he let Edward do?

3. Why does Johannes wonder if this has happened to him?

4. What does the author plan to do regarding the answer to number 14?

5. It should be noted at this point that Kierkegaard is the author writing from the perspective of a man who has come upon the letters of a man named Johannes, who Kierkegaard intends to represent who?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What takes place on the 15th and 16th?

3. What does Cordelia say in the first letter?

4. What does Edward do regarding his interest in Cordelia?

5. Describe Johannes' April 5th entry.

6. What does Johannes learn regarding Cordelia and her family on the 19th?

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

8. What should be noted regarding the author and the characters in this story?

9. What does the April 9th entry say?

10. What does Cordelia say in the second letter?

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