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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. When Johannes went after Cordelia, what happened?

2. Why does Johannes decide to befriend Edward?

3. Does Johannes believe Cordelia has been in love?

4. Johannes notes that women should become self-sufficient in their use to do what?

5. Was there was a real woman in Kierkegaard's life named Cordelia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the April 9th entry say?

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

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

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

5. What does Johannes do upon arriving at the exhibition?

6. How does the book open?

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

8. How does Johannes prepare to grow closer to Cordelia at this point?

9. What does the narrator think about Kierkegaard?

10. How does Johannes' diary begin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Johannes and Cordelia begin to exchange letters.

Part 1) Why do they begin to exchange letters? How do these letters fit into Johannes' seduction plans?

Part 2) How do these letters affect both Cordelia and Johannes? Why? How is agitation important in these letters? Why?

Part 3) How do these romantic exchanges compare to the communication between lovers today?

Essay Topic 2

Johannes begins to stalk Cordelia in his first entry.

Part 1) Why does he begin to stalk her? What does he notice about her? Why is he intrigued by her?

Part 2) What does this stalking reveal about his personality? What are your thoughts on his behavior? Does it seem he has stalked before? Why or why not?

Part 3) Why do people stalk other people? What might this reveal about a stalker's mindset?

Essay Topic 3

Johannes has very calculated encounters with Cordelia.

Part 1) Describe these encounters. Why are they so calculated? Why does Johannes feel that he must know Cordelia's every move?

Part 2) What might this say about control and Johannes' need for control? Does he have control over the situation? If so, how? If not, why not?

Part 3) How important is control in your own life? Can you relate to Johannes' need for control over others? Why or why not?

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