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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Johannes proclaims that limiting one's self is the precondition of what?
(a) Death.
(b) Enjoying things.
(c) Suffering.
(d) Wealth.

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

3. Johannes desperately wants to learn more about Cordelia but must control himself for what reason?
(a) He does not want to fall in love with her.
(b) He does not want to scare her.
(c) To enjoy the emotion and sweetness of desire.
(d) He often gets out of control.

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

5. What does Cordelia call him?
(a) Her lover.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her fiance.
(d) Her seducer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the first letter, Cordelia notes that Johannes has never really been what?

2. When Johannes and Edward come for a visit, Johannes talks about interesting things but nothing that will indicate his interest in Cordelia. What does he let Edward do?

3. On the twenty-second, where does Johannes see Cordelia?

4. Kierkegaard appears interested in using the diary to paint himself as what?

5. Does Johannes believe that it is within his power to plot Cordelia's psyche?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Johannes treat Cordelia, as time goes on? Why does he treat her this way?

2. How does Johannes' diary begin?

3. How does the narrator feel about Cordelia?

4. What is Johannes willing to do to attract women? What will he do regarding Cordelia?

5. What does Edward do regarding his interest in Cordelia?

6. What takes place on the 15th and 16th?

7. What does the narrator think about Kierkegaard?

8. How does Cordelia react to what Johannes has said to her? How does the description of the exhibition end?

9. What has Johannes learned by the 30th? What interactions take place between Cordelia and Johannes by the 30th?

10. What does the narrator say about Kierkegaard's character in the book?

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