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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the war, Dinesen's health disintegrated due to age and ___________________.
(a) Syphilis.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Dementia.
(d) Arthritis.

2. What was one of Dinesen's routine activities?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Going on safari.
(c) Sewing clothes.
(d) Playing the piano.

3. What did Denys spend much of his time doing?
(a) Writing.
(b) Building.
(c) Adventuring.
(d) Teaching.

4. How did Denys die?
(a) Terminal illness.
(b) Gunshot wound.
(c) Plane crash.
(d) Animal attack.

5. Why did Dinesen go to Berlin in 1940?
(a) To visit friends.
(b) Journalistic assignment.
(c) Vacation.
(d) To free Jewish people.

6. Many of Dinesen's stories during this period address ______________________.
(a) Good vs. evil.
(b) Aristocracy in a changing world.
(c) Travel adventures.
(d) Lost love.

7. Who helped Dinesen manage through her illness?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Thelma.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Bror.

8. What was Dinesen forced to do in December of 1930?
(a) Cut back on coffee production.
(b) Auctioned the plantation.
(c) Borrow money from her father.
(d) Have gallbladder surgery.

9. The disease in #127 primarily affected Dinesen's __________________.
(a) brain.
(b) lungs.
(c) digestive system.
(d) joints.

10. After the war, Dinesen became involved with a movement of young ___________________.
(a) authors and poets.
(b) spiritualists.
(c) business people.
(d) politicians.

11. How did Denys react when Dinesen told him she might have been pregnant?
(a) He was thrilled.
(b) He was stunned.
(c) He was angry.
(d) He was less than enthusiastic.

12. How long did the relationship between Dinesen and Bjornvig last?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 18 months.

13. What two animals did Dinesen and Denys come upon on New Year's Day?
(a) Antelope.
(b) Tigers.
(c) Lions.
(d) Elephants.

14. What was one of the reasons that Dinesen's stories were so well received?
(a) Her appreciation for fine art.
(b) Her treatment of sexuality.
(c) Her bawdy language.
(d) Her philanthropy.

15. Why did Germany come down hard on Denmark during the war?
(a) There were hardly any Jews left there.
(b) Their soldiers were ill-trained.
(c) They ignored Hitler's demands.
(d) It refused to support Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dinesen thought that _________________________ were among the most courageous acts a human could do.

2. What made Dinesen think about emigrating from Denmark during the war?

3. When she was 50, Dinesen struggled with feelings associated with ___________________.

4. How closely did Dinesen's stories parallel events and people in her own life?

5. What did Denys do for Dinesen that was better than anyone else could do?

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