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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. Johannes notes that he has heard her say that she will be at the exhibition on Monday at 1 p.m., so he decides to arrive when?

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. Johannes is intent on inquiring more into who Cordelia is but worries about what?

4. For what has Cordelia been punished?

5. Why does Cordelia stop looking for these people?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the narrator think about Kierkegaard?

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

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

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

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

8. What does the man do with the collection of letters from Cordelia?

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

10. How does Johannes' diary begin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Johannes believes there are two stages in which a married woman is of interest.

Part 1) What are these two stages? Why does Johannes believe this? How does it affect his thoughts about Cordelia?

Part 2) What might this belief reveal about Johannes? Does it tie into his desire to seduce? If so, how? If not, why not?

Part 3) How do you feel about Johannes' belief about married women? Might this have been an common belief at the time in which this book was written? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Johannes begins an emotional war with Cordelia.

Part 1) Describe this war. Why does he start this war? How does this war affect both of them?

Part 2) How successful is this war in Johannes' ultimate goal of seduction? Explain.

Part 3) Do those in relationships today wage emotional wars? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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