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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. In what year did Wilhelm Dinesen marry?
(a) 1777.
(b) 1901.
(c) 1954
(d) 1881.

2. With whom did Dinesen fall in love?
(a) Hiram Blunt.
(b) Hans Blixen.
(c) Hank Brauer.
(d) Henry Braun.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does NOT describe Bror?

2. How old was Dinesen in 1906?

3. Most of Dinesen's work was created in which literary style?

4. In what type of business was Wilhelm Dinesen involved?

5. In which city did Dinesen study art?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Dinesen study art formally and why was the experience disappointing for her?

2. How could Dinesen's marriage to Bror best be described?

3. What was the nature of Dinesen's relationship with her father and how did she address her feelings of loss after his death many years later?

4. Why was Dinesen so prolific in her condemnation of racism and prejudice against the Kenyan people?

5. How did Dinesen's childhood influence her writing, and what important theme would emerge?

6. What mental affliction might Dinesen have suffered from and what was the main symptom?

7. What was the nature of the conflict between Dinesen and her Aunt Bess?

8. Who was Daisy Frijs and why was Dinesen drawn to her?

9. What was Dinesen's family's reaction to her interest in Georg Brandes and Fredrick Nietzsche?

10. How did Bror react to Dinesen's affair with Denys?

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