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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did this encounter take place?
(a) Outside Johannes' home.
(b) At her home.
(c) In the library.
(d) On the path between Nørreport and Østerport.

2. Johannes discusses his thoughts at seeing Cordelia step out of a carriage, which he notes is a '____________ step.'
(a) Small.
(b) Miniscule.
(c) Decisive.
(d) Forgettable.

3. Johannes hopes that Cordelia is "willing to understand __________________."
(a) Eward.
(b) Love.
(c) Him.
(d) Herself.

4. Why does Cordelia stop looking for these people?
(a) She cannot find them.
(b) She decides to go home.
(c) She finds Johannes.
(d) She bores of looking for them.

5. Johannes wonders whether Cordelia's ______________________ will reflect itself reliably in her behavior.
(a) Intuition.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Womanliness.
(d) Education.

6. What does the author plan to do regarding the answer to number 14?
(a) Convince Cordelia he is a good person.
(b) Show his true feelings to Cordelia.
(c) Reveal that he is a good person.
(d) Deceive Cordelia into believing he is a bad person.

7. Does the man believe that Kierkegaard intended to lead Cordelia astray?
(a) Possibly.
(b) Yes.
(c) Most likely.
(d) No.

8. In the first letter, Cordelia notes that Johannes has never really been what?
(a) In love.
(b) Hers.
(c) Honest.
(d) Himself.

9. Of what can Johannes not bear about himself?
(a) The inaccuracy of his health.
(b) The inaccuracy of his ears.
(c) The inaccuracy of his eyes.
(d) The inaccuracy of his voice.

10. Johannes notes that spring has come and that everything blossoms, including who?
(a) Cordelia's aunt.
(b) Cordelia's cousins.
(c) Cordelia.
(d) Young girls.

11. Was there was a real woman in Kierkegaard's life named Cordelia?
(a) Yes, and her name was Cordelia Wahl.
(b) No.
(c) Yes, but her name was Cordelia Smith.
(d) Yes, but her name was not Cordelia Wahl.

12. How does Johannes try and use this person's arrival to his advantage?
(a) By looking him up in the police census records.
(b) By becoming his friend.
(c) By talking to her in front of Cordelia.
(d) By hiring him as his servant.

13. The man points out that the work is a diary fully of what?
(a) Truths.
(b) Uncertainties.
(c) Exaggerations.
(d) Falsehood.

14. For what has Cordelia been punished?
(a) Thinking he was hers.
(b) Hating Johannes.
(c) Losing Johannes.
(d) Loving Johannes.

15. The sixteenth comes and Johannes notes that it is _______________________ to be in love and interesting to know that one is on love.
(a) Scary.
(b) Odd.
(c) Annoying.
(d) Beautiful.

Short Answer Questions

1. From here, what must be understood?

2. When Johannes went after Cordelia, what happened?

3. As the days pass, Cordelia becomes tired of listening to whom?

4. Where does Johannes tell Cordelia her family might be?

5. Where was Johannes introduced to Cordelia?

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