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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through May 18, 1942 through October 12, 1942 (Pages 133 - 231).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. [On July 15], 1942, Etty secures a position in what?
(a) The Cultural Affairs Department of the Jewish Council.
(b) A nice concentration camp.
(c) A home in America.
(d) A new school teaching Russian.

2. It is at this time that Etty realizes that she and Spier may have no future because of what?
(a) Their interests.
(b) Their busy schedules.
(c) Their religions.
(d) The war.

3. Does Etty rise above her bitterness about the truth of the Jews' plight in Holland?
(a) Only at first.
(b) No.
(c) Only much later.
(d) Yes.

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

5. Hillesum refers to a feeling of ______________ toward men as something worthy of resolution.
(a) Ambivalence.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Loathing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Etty feels guilt about living how?

2. HIllesum refuses to blame who for allowing the atrocities against the Jews (and all of humanity) to continue?

3. Early in her writings, Etty says that she finds Spier intriguing and she is impressed with what?

4. Etty no longer concerns herself with the need to appear how?

5. Etty returns to a sincere desire to pay more attention to her inner life as a way of bringing about what?

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