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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. With whom did Dinesen build a rapport while in Africa?
(a) The local minister.
(b) The aristocratic landowners.
(c) The local politicians.
(d) The African natives.

2. What title did Dinesen attain after her marriage?
(a) Baroness.
(b) Princess.
(c) Lady.
(d) Duchess.

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

4. What was Isak Dinesen's home country?
(a) Kenya.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Denmark.
(d) Norway.

5. What did Dinesen have to sell in order to pay bills during this time?
(a) Her farm equipment.
(b) Her car.
(c) Her designer clothes.
(d) Her jewelry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the wish that Dinesen's aunt had for Dinesen?

2. Which pet of Dinesen's died during this period?

3. What was Dinesen's most famous literary work?

4. Most of Dinesen's work was set in the __________________ or earlier.

5. What is the bourgeoisie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some reasons that Dinesen would have liked going on safari?

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

3. How did Dinesen's father, Wilhelm, live his life and why did he commit suicide at the age of 50?

4. How did Hans Blixen's rejection of Dinesen ironically work in her favor in terms of what her Aunt Bess wanted for her?

5. How could Dinesen's writing style best be characterized, and what was her most famous literary work?

6. Why did Dinesen have difficulty fitting in with the aristocratic landowners in Africa?

7. Why was becoming an adult not what Dinesen expected in terms of her life's direction?

8. In addition to diseases, what were some of the losses that Dinesen suffered in her life that made her health fail in 1923?

9. How has Dinesen's biography been compared to a novel?

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

(see the answer keys)

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