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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Some of Dinesen's letters to her family hinted at _____________________.
(a) suicide.
(b) relocation.
(c) religion.
(d) divorce.

2. What was the one thing that Thomas admired about Dinesen?
(a) Her sense of humor.
(b) Her writing.
(c) Her compassion.
(d) Her business sense.

3. Who believed that both sexes should be celibate before marriage and monogamous afterward?
(a) Feminists.
(b) Educators.
(c) Priests.
(d) Nuns.

4. Why was Dinesen more attracted to her father's family?
(a) They were all very funny.
(b) They spoiled her.
(c) They took her on trips.
(d) They were very down to earth.

5. What disease did Dinesen contract from Bror?
(a) Syphilis.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Tuberculosis.

6. Dinesen became interested in Georg Brandes and ______________________.
(a) Joseph Stalin.
(b) Carl Jung.
(c) Fredrick Nietzsche.
(d) Benito Mussolini.

7. What relation was Dinesen's fiance to the man she loved?
(a) His twin brother.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His school friend.

8. The person in #39 reminded Dinesen of __________________.
(a) her sister.
(b) her roommate.
(c) her father.
(d) her aunt.

9. What type of family was the person in #39 from?
(a) Single parent.
(b) Royal.
(c) Poor.
(d) Jewish.

10. Who was Thomas?
(a) The butler.
(b) Dinesen's brother.
(c) Bror's valet.
(d) Dinesen's lover.

11. What did Dinesen choose to do to relieve stress and anxiety?
(a) Pray.
(b) Yoga.
(c) Paint.
(d) Read.

12. With which relative did Dinesen develop a conflict?
(a) Aunt Betty.
(b) Aunt Bess.
(c) Aunt Beryl.
(d) Aunt Belinda.

13. What did Dinesen begin to do at the age in #37?
(a) Kept a diary.
(b) Drank alcohol.
(c) Went hunting.
(d) Smoked cigarettes.

14. Who became a very close friend to Dinesen in Africa?
(a) The minister's wife.
(b) The gentlemen's club manager.
(c) The native foreman of the plantation.
(d) The shipping office manager.

15. What subject did Dinesen study at the Copenhagen Royal Academy?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) History.
(c) Art.
(d) Music.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Dinesen accept a marriage proposal?

2. In what movement did Dinesen become interested?

3. Dinesen's loyalties during the war were on the side of which country?

4. What was a cherished event in family life when Dinesen was growing up?

5. What did Dinesen and her fiance plan to establish in the country in #52?

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