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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. What is Villete?
2. Who does Veronika see pass by her window?
3. What is wrong with Zedka?
4. Who is attracted to Veronika's music?
5. According to Dr. Igor, making love in inappropriate places breeds what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do the residents laugh at Veronika after her heart attack?
2. What is wrong with Veronika's heart?
3. What are some of the last things Veronika sees and hears before she falls unconscious?
4. What does Zedka's treatment consist of?
5. Describe the two doctors who give Veronika her diagnosis.
6. Where does the world "asylum" come form?
7. Why does Veronika fear the future?
8. Describe Veronika's personality.
9. Why is Veronika treated unkindly by The Fraternity members when they first meet?
10. Why does Veronika begin to cry after her first heart attack?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Music is very important to Veronika. As the story progresses, she begins to transform because of it. She realizes that through music she can see life in a whole different light. Write an essay that explains how music helps Veronika transform and become a better person. Which emotions does she experience as she plays her music? How does she feel when she plays for the moon, the plants, and the beauty of nature? How does her opinion of the world change when she looks at it through melody and song?
Essay Topic 2
Money means little to the members of The Fraternity. Eduard comes from a rich family, and yet he cares nothing for money either. Write an essay that explains why the characters of Veronika Decides to Die do not concern themselves with money or finance. Why do the members of The Fraternity look down upon money and finance? Why do they not like to concern themselves with it? Why does Eduard reject his lavish lifestyle growing up in favor of living the life of an artist? What do his parents think of his unwillingness to enjoy the amenities they have given him?
Essay Topic 3
Many of the characters in Veronika Decides to Die are struggling for some kind of acceptance. For some characters it is their parents they want to accept them. For others it is their spouses or their children. Write an essay that analyzes the struggles for acceptance Veronika, Eduard, Zedka, and Mari go through over the course of the story. Which characters are struggling to be accepted by their parents? Why do these characters feel that their parents do not understand them? Which characters struggle for acceptance from their family? How do they overcome the obstacles in Villete to come out victorious so that they may return home?
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