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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. When did this event occur?

2. On the fifteenth, who does Johannes thank because he was able to find Cordelia?

3. For whom will it be more terrible in the end?

4. Johannes desperately wants to learn more about Cordelia but must control himself for what reason?

5. On the Saturday before, Johannes decides to visit his well-traveled friend ______________ in Vestergade, but Johannes cannot find him.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Johannes do upon arriving at the exhibition?

2. What does Cordelia say in the first letter?

3. What does Johannes learn on the 21st and 22nd?

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

5. What does Johannes discover on the 12th?

6. What does Johannes think of a woman being isolated?

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

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

9. What is Johannes willing to do to attract women? What will he do regarding Cordelia?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Johannes says Cordelia has lost her "fragrance.'

Part 1) What does he mean by this? How does he come to this belief? Was this part of his original seduction plan? Why or why not?

Part 2) What does this reveal about him? How does it affect Cordelia? How does this affect the reader?

Part 3) How can the reader relate to both Cordelia and Johannes at the end of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Johannes proposes to Cordelia.

Part 1) Describe the proposal. Why does he propose to her? How does she react? Why does she react this way?

Part 2) How is the proposal part of Johannes' seduction plan? What is the purpose of the seduction? Do you see this engagement leading to a marriage? Why or why not?

Part 3) Compare most engaged couples today to this engaged couple. What do they have in common? What are the differences? What might be the reasons for these differences?

Essay Topic 3

The introduction ends with three stories from Cordelia.

Part 1) Why does she write these letters? What can you learn about her from these letters? What can you learn about her relationship with Johannes?

Part 2) Why are these letters given at the beginning of the book? How do these letters prepare the reader for the book?

Part 3) What must it be like feeling as Cordelia does? How does her pain affect how you view Johannes?

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