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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. What caught Denys' attention in 1930?
(a) Politics.
(b) Cars.
(c) Yachts.
(d) Airplanes.

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

3. What made Dinesen think about emigrating from Denmark during the war?
(a) German occupation.
(b) Her religious beliefs.
(c) Heavy taxation.
(d) Her family.

4. What did Dinesen become addicted to in the 1950s?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Amphetamines.
(d) Heroin.

5. Why did Dinesen feel abandoned by Denys in 1928?
(a) He moved back to England.
(b) He was seeing another woman.
(c) He did not write letters anymore.
(d) His visits were sporadic and brief.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dinesen's work blurred the line between _____________________.

2. What was the result of the disease's impact on Dinesen?

3. What type of surgery did Dinesen have in 1955?

4. Durind Dinesen's time, competing with a man was considered to be ___________________.

5. When did Dinesen return to the coffee plantation after the trip with Denys?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways did Dinesen suffer after her departure from Africa?

2. To what does the author draw parallels with Dinesen's work during middle age?

3. Why was Dinesen considered to be a controversial celebrity?

4. How was Dinesen conflicted about which role to pursue in her life?

5. In what ways was Dinesen alienated from her own people during the war?

6. How did Dinesen spend some time during the early years of World War II?

7. How did Dinesen help the Danish Resistance movement during the war?

8. What was the underlying theme in the stories contained in "Winter's Tales" written during the early years of the war?

9. Explain why Dinesen's sensibilities and interests slot her work as Romanticism.

10. Who was Thorkild Bjornvig, and what role did he play in Dinesen's life?

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