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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters from Westerbork (Pages 235 - 365).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The camp is severely over-crowded and all of the housing units look the same. So, is there any evidence of varying life?
(a) No, none.
(b) Only at first.
(c) Only much later.
(d) Yes.

2. Etty reaches a place of being unwilling to put up what?
(a) A front for the benefit of others.
(b) A fight.
(c) A protest.
(d) A barrier against the Germans.

3. Etty discovers that the majority of these people are _____________________.
(a) Powerful and positive.
(b) Angry and confused.
(c) Bored and listless.
(d) Confused and frightened.

4. What are in short supply?
(a) Places to sleep.
(b) Huts and barracks.
(c) Blankets.
(d) Bunks.

5. Etty writes (what matters most is) "to keep a small corner of ___________ unsullied, come what may."
(a) One's soul.
(b) One's room.
(c) One's heart.
(d) One's mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. Etty finally has a glimpse of her place where?

2. Etty experiences a problem with overeating, which she attributes to what greed?

3. Etty engages herself in a discussion of the ________ as the predominant force in an individual's life.

4. Why does Etty do what she does after Spier's death?

5. Etty talks about the importance of living where?

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