View a FREE sample

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) relocation.
(b) divorce.
(c) religion.
(d) suicide.

2. Which of the following does NOT describe Bror?
(a) Loud.
(b) Racist.
(c) Amiable.
(d) Boorish.

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

4. Why had Dinesen primarily married Bror?
(a) Fear.
(b) Love.
(c) Financial status.
(d) Guilt.

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

6. In what year did Dinesen accept a marriage proposal?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1933.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1898.

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

8. In what year did Dinesen publish her first story?
(a) 1907.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1899.

9. How did the aristocratic landowners in Africa feel about Dinesen?
(a) They exiled her.
(b) They supported her.
(c) They were wary of her.
(d) They never accepted her.

10. What was the wish that Dinesen's aunt had for Dinesen?
(a) To compose an opera.
(b) To get a Masters degree.
(c) To become a doctor.
(d) To get married.

11. Dinesen was always interested in writing and ________________.
(a) sculpting.
(b) drawing.
(c) cooking.
(d) riding horses.

12. How old was Dinesen when her father died?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 10.
(d) 17.

13. How old was Dinesen in 1906?
(a) 14
(b) 21.
(c) 18.
(d) 29.

14. Who was Andreas Nicolaj Hansen?
(a) Dinesen's godfather.
(b) Dinesen's great grandfather.
(c) Dinesen's first husband.
(d) Dinesen's tutor.

15. What was Dinesen's nickname?
(a) Toni.
(b) Tanya.
(c) Tamme.
(d) Tanne.

Short Answer Questions

1. The aristocratic landowners in Africa considered the natives to be ________________.

2. Why did Dinesen's maternal family oppose her interest in the men in #25?

3. What happened to Dinesen after the death of her sister?

4. Why did Dinesen's coffee plantation fail?

5. Who was Thomas?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 328 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample