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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. Where did this encounter take place?

2. On the fifteenth, who does Johannes thank because he was able to find Cordelia?

3. What does Cordelia call him?

4. What did Johannes conceal from Cordelia?

5. Johannes is aware that Cordelia will have understanding of the dark side of life and is happy about what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Johannes learn regarding Cordelia and her family on the 19th?

2. What does Johannes learn about Cordelia's personality on the 2nd? How does this affect him by the 3rd?

3. How does May begin? What happens on the 5th and 6th?

4. What does Johannes think of a woman being isolated?

5. What does the narrator think about Kierkegaard?

6. What does Cordelia say in the first letter?

7. How does Cordelia's attention begin to veer away from Edward and towards Johannes?

8. What happens between Edward and Johannes?

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

10. What happens when Cordelia meets Mr. Baxter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Johannes is troubled because he cannot remember what Cordelia looks like after just having seen her.

Part 1) Why might he have trouble remembering her face? How is this a clue to his desire to stalk? What does this say about his mental state?

Part 2) By what else is Johannes troubled throughout this book? Why is he troubled be this? How do they ultimately affect Cordelia?

Part 3) When is Cordelia troubled in this book? How are her feelings of unease connected to Johannes and his emotions?

Essay Topic 2

Johannes believes Cordelia can find freedom in their love.

Part 1) What does this mean? How can she find freedom in their love? What sort of freedom can she find?

Part 2) How is this statement related to Johannes' reasons for wanting to seduce her? How is it related to his need for control?

Part 3) Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Johannes decides he will end their engagement.

Part 1) How does he begin to discuss ending the engagement? Why does he want to end the engagement?

Part 2) How is this decision tied to Johannes' need for control and desire to seduce Cordelia? Does he end up breaking up with Cordelia? Why or why not?

Part 3) What are the end results of their relationship? How are they both affected? Why?

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