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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. The aristocratic landowners in Africa considered the natives to be ________________.
(a) frightening.
(b) inferior.
(c) magical.
(d) warriors.

2. Dinesen was adamant about not living her life _____________________.
(a) as a teacher.
(b) through a husband.
(c) in Europe.
(d) as a sculptor.

3. Dinesen's loyalties during the war were on the side of which country?
(a) Italy.
(b) Germany.
(c) England.
(d) Denmark.

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

5. Who was Dinesen's older sister?
(a) Ingeborg.
(b) Irma.
(c) Inga.
(d) Inger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dinesen had made a few friends in Africa who were on the ________________ side in the war.

2. How did the aristocratic landowners in Africa feel about Dinesen?

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

4. Dinesen's mother came from a family of ___________________.

5. What was the only activity that Dinesen and Bror enjoyed doing together?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain why Dinesen was drawn to the feminist movement of the early 20th century.

3. What type of writing did Dinesen produce as a young woman, and what pen name did she use?

4. How did World War I put even more strain on Dinesen's relationships with the aristocratic landowners?

5. How did Dinesen and Bror celebrate in Paris after a good coffee harvest in 1918?

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

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

8. When and where was Isak Dinesen born and by what other names was she known?

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

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

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