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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 old was Yrsa who also worked at the boarding house in Chapter 2?

2. In Chapter 17, which of Edvin's friends wanted to meet Ditlevsen?

3. When Ditlevsen went to school for the first time, who made-over Edvin's clothes for her?

4. What was the only book that Alfrida owned?

5. In Chapter 2, how many kroner did margarine go up in Irma?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Ditlevsen meet Mr. Krogh, and why did she start visiting him?

2. In Chapter 3, why did Alfrida go to the hospital, and what did Edvin and Ditlevsen do while she was gone?

3. What did Ditlevsen say about her grandmother in Chapter 9?

4. What happened when Ditlevsen got sick in Chapter 12?

5. How did Ditlevsen get an appointment with an editor at Social-Demokraten?

6. How did Ditlevsen describe the end of her childhood in Chapter 18?

7. What did Toni want to eat in Chapter 1, and what did he explain to Ditlevsen?

8. Where was Ditlevsen working in Chapter 8?

9. In Chapter 2, what was Ditlevsen's job?

10. What news did Ditlev share with Ditlevsen at the end of Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Ditlevsen saw that Editor Brochmann had died, it was "the hardest day of her life" (111). Why was it the hardest day of her life? Why did the information cause depression?

Essay Topic 2

Ditlevsen and Aksel met at a dance. What friends were Ditlevsen and Aksel with when they met? How did peer pressure influence their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Ditlevsen and Viggo married. Was Ditlevsen looking for a husband or unconsciously a writing mentor? How was the marriage different from what Ditlevsen expected? Why was their marriage a challenge?

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