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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through April.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the ninth, Johannes wonders if he has become _________________.
(a) Deaf.
(b) Ill.
(c) Mute.
(d) Blind.

2. Johannes then continues to describe Cordelia, with remarks like "Her countenance is like a fruit" and "Her head is a ___________ head."
(a) Mona Lisa.
(b) Medusa.
(c) Madonna.
(d) Madeleine.

3. Johannes looks forward - intensely - to their rendezvous, and sees a rendezvous as what?
(a) A secret moment for lovers.
(b) A decisive moment for lovers.
(c) A beautiful moment for lovers.
(d) An anxious moment for lovers.

4. From here, what must be understood?
(a) Johannes is Edward and Cordelia Wahl is Kierkegaard's sister.
(b) Johannes is Kierkegaard and Cordelia Wahl is the real Cordelia.
(c) Johannes is Johannes and Cordelia Wahl is Cordelia Wahl.
(d) Johannes is Kierkegaard and Cordelia Wahl is his sister.

5. It should be noted at this point that Kierkegaard is the author writing from the perspective of a man who has come upon the letters of a man named Johannes, who Kierkegaard intends to represent who?
(a) His father.
(b) His friend.
(c) Cordelia.
(d) Himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator notes that Kierkegaard was more at home where?

2. Does the man believe that Kierkegaard intended to lead Cordelia astray?

3. He writes in the first person and expresses deep _______________ at finding the work that is about to begin and the sultry details within it.

4. Johannes speaks to Cordelia after seeing her pass by a ________ time.

5. Johannes notices that eventually Cordelia stops looking for ______________.

(see the answer key)

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