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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. Who helped Dinesen manage through her illness?
(a) Thelma.
(b) Bror.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Thomas.
2. What role did Dinesen play in her relationship with Bjornvig?
(a) She babied him.
(b) She dominated him.
(c) She financially supported him.
(d) She abused him.
3. When she was 50, Dinesen struggled with feelings associated with ___________________.
(a) death.
(b) illness.
(c) poverty.
(d) menopause.
4. What did Denys do for Dinesen that was better than anyone else could do?
(a) Taught her how to shoot big game.
(b) Fulfilled her desires for romance.
(c) Gave her flying lessons.
(d) Supported her artistic talent.
5. Where did Denys take Dinesen in 1929?
(a) India.
(b) America.
(c) England.
(d) France.
Short Answer Questions
1. After the war, Dinesen entered the ___________________ market in the United States.
2. When did Denys die?
3. How did Dinesen feel about this period of her life (mid-1920s)?
4. What was one of Dinesen's routine activities?
5. What did Denys spend much of his time doing?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Dinesen help the Danish Resistance movement during the war?
2. How did Dinesen fare when trying to run the coffee plantation on her own and why was her temporary return to Denmark not a positive move for her?
3. In what ways did Dinesen suffer after her departure from Africa?
4. What are some reasons that Dinesen's work was so well received during her lifetime?
5. Why was Dinesen considered to be a controversial celebrity?
6. How was Dinesen conflicted about which role to pursue in her life?
7. Explain why Dinesen's sensibilities and interests slot her work as Romanticism.
8. What type of drugs did Dinesen become addicted to and how did they make her behave?
9. How was Dinesen's independent life in conflict with the norms for women in the early 20th century?
10. How did the syphilis take its toll on Dinesen, and who helped her through this difficult time?
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