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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through March 9, 1941 through April 30, 1942 (Pages 3 - 133).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hillesum is ___________; someone who is actively involved in examining the world and her perceptions thereof from the inside out rather than the other way around.
(a) A seeker.
(b) A hopeful.
(c) A finder.
(d) A lover.

2. Who was Etty's favorite author?
(a) Langston Hughes.
(b) Catherine Aird.
(c) Rainer Maria Rilke.
(d) Tapani, Bagge.

3. Does Etty have a strong relationship with her mother?
(a) Yes.
(b) Sometimes.
(c) No.
(d) Only early on.

4. By September of 1941, it becomes clear from her diary entries that Etty Hillesum has begun to change _________________.
(a) Quite a bit.
(b) Significantly and radically.
(c) Somewhat.
(d) Very little.

5. Hillesum lives in a house owned by a widower named _________________.
(a) Hansel Wolff.
(b) Heinz Wiener.
(c) Handel Wagner.
(d) Han Wegerif.

Short Answer Questions

1. What serves as a symbol of her materialism?

2. She begins each day full of resolve to become a better, more skilled _____________.

3. Etty remarks that her lovers have all felt like what?

4. Even before reaching Westerbork, Etty Hillesum's ___________ emerges as something independent and infinitely more powerful than her physical self.

5. Etty feels a certain amount of ___________ toward Spier.

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