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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. Was Cordelia hurt by this?

2. Johannes looks forward - intensely - to their rendezvous, and sees a rendezvous as what?

3. Johannes saw Cordelia alone and ________________________.

4. Was life stimulating enough for Kierkegaard?

5. On the twenty-second, where does Johannes see Cordelia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cordelia say in the first letter?

2. What does the April 9th entry say?

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

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

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

6. How does the book open?

7. What happens between Edward and Johannes?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Johannes has very calculated encounters with Cordelia.

Part 1) Describe these encounters. Why are they so calculated? Why does Johannes feel that he must know Cordelia's every move?

Part 2) What might this say about control and Johannes' need for control? Does he have control over the situation? If so, how? If not, why not?

Part 3) How important is control in your own life? Can you relate to Johannes' need for control over others? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Johannes and Cordelia break up.

Part 1) Describe their break up. Why do they break up?

Part 2) How are they both affected by this break up? How does the break up affect the reader? Why?

Part 3) How is this a part of Johannes' seduction plan? Does his plan go as scheduled? Why or why not? How are both Johannes and Cordelia changed by this seduction plan?

Essay Topic 3

Johannes grow tired of Edward.

Part 1) Why does he grow tired of him? How does this change Johannes' relationship with Edward, as well as his relationship with Cordelia? How does this affect Edward's relationship with Cordelia?

Part 2) What does this change in Johannes reveal about him and his feelings for Cordelia?

Part 3) How are these feelings related to a theme of control? How does this need for control influence hi behavior?

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