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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. How do the letters themselves differ from Etty's diary entries?
(a) They primarily address her desire to be with others.
(b) They primarily represent her fear and depression.
(c) They primarily address the desperation and immediacy of life in a concentration camp.
(d) They primarily discuss her faith.

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

3. Etty is cognizant of her _________________ as a Jew.
(a) Faith.
(b) Power.
(c) Vulnerability.
(d) Intelligence.

4. Etty finally returns to Westerbork when?
(a) On Monday, September 23, 1943.
(b) On Monday, May 6, 1943.
(c) On Monday, August 14, 1943.
(d) On Monday, June 7, 1943.

5. It is at this point that Etty Hillesum identifies her loneliness as a deep well that can only be filled by ______________.
(a) Men.
(b) Others Jews.
(c) Family.
(d) The presence of God.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Bible verse which ends with, "And the greatest of these is ___________."

2. At the end of her letter to the sisters, Etty's tone is what?

3. This section is comprised of personal letters written by Etty Hillesum when?

4. By September of 1941, it becomes clear from her diary entries that Etty Hillesum has begun to change _________________.

5. Hillesum arrives at Westerbork in the _____________ of 1942.

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