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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 then continues to describe Cordelia, with remarks like "Her countenance is like a fruit" and "Her head is a ___________ head."

2. The man notes that Kierkegaard broke off the engagement despite what?

3. 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?

4. Does the man believe that Kierkegaard intended to lead Cordelia astray?

5. Where was Johannes introduced to Cordelia?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Cordelia react to what Johannes has said to her? How does the description of the exhibition end?

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

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

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

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

6. What does the April 9th entry say?

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

8. What does Johannes discover on the 12th?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 himself.

Part 1) Why does Kierkegaard want to write as if he is Johannes? What can be learned regarding this book from reading the introductory?

Part 2) What can be learned about the author from this story? How is he like Johannes? How might the real Cordelia feel about this story? Is she much like the Cordelia in the story? If so, how? If not, why not?

Part 3) What is your opinion of Johannes? Do you have the same opinion of the author? Should the author have written this book about his life? 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 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?

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