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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. How does Kolya show his true colors?

2. Why does Lisa feel odd in Kiev?

3. Lisa admits her sexual hang ups are connected to what?

4. Why does Freud encourage the woman to follow up on her theory that her mother and uncle both die in the fire?

5. How does Lisa convince the soldier to believe she is a Jew?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Anna feel about her writings?

2. About what tragic events does Lisa learn?

3. What are the similarities and differences between Lisa's train ride to the woman's?

4. How does Lisa feel in Kiev? Why?

5. What does Anna admit about her husband?

6. What is happening to Lisa's desires?

7. What does the memory of Anna's aunt trigger?

8. What is the connection between the corsetiere, Madame Cottin and Madame R.?

9. To what does Freud relate Anna's history?

10. What does Freud think about Ann's childhood? Why is questioning Anna difficult?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lisa's parents are of two different religions.

Part 1) What religions?

Part 2) How does this affect their relationships with their families?

Part 3) How does her father's religion affect Lisa?

Essay Topic 2

Lisa suffers physical pain, as well as hallucinations.

Part 1) Where is her pain located?

Part 2) How does Freud explain this pain?

Part 3) What does this pain foreshadow?

Essay Topic 3

Lisa never has children of her own.

Part 1) Who becomes her adopted child? Why?

Part 2) What is the relationship like between Lisa and this child?

Part 3) What does Lisa sacrifice for this child? Why?

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