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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. Dinesen considered herself to be ___________________ more than a novelist.
(a) a wife.
(b) a storyteller.
(c) a daughter.
(d) an artist.

2. Why did Bjornvig suffer a nervous breakdown?
(a) He could not make any money.
(b) Dinesen psychologically manipulated him.
(c) Dinesen did not return his love for her.
(d) All his friends betrayed him.

3. What could be said for the characters in Dinesen's stories?
(a) They lived for themselves.
(b) They were evil.
(c) They were one-dimensional.
(d) They were very religious.

4. Which of the following was NOT something that made Bjornvig leave Dinesen?
(a) Her mood swings.
(b) Her criticism.
(c) Her sense of humor.
(d) Her manipulations.

5. What was the state of Dinesen's marriage to Bror during this time?
(a) Their divorce was finalized.
(b) They were separated.
(c) They renewed their vows.
(d) They were working on it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How closely did Dinesen's stories parallel events and people in her own life?

2. Dinesen's stories about Bjornvig in the 1950s were about _______________________.

3. Unresolved conflicts in Dinesen's life created ____________________.

4. What did Denys do for Dinesen that was better than anyone else could do?

5. Dinesen thought that _________________________ were among the most courageous acts a human could do.

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Dinesen's independent life in conflict with the norms for women in the early 20th century?

2. How did Dinesen help the Danish Resistance movement during the war?

3. How did Dinesen behave when it seemed as if she would lose the plantation?

4. What occupied most of Denys' time in 1928, and how did Dinesen feel about it?

5. 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?

6. In what ways was Dinesen alienated from her own people during the war?

7. Explain why Dinesen's sensibilities and interests slot her work as Romanticism.

8. How did Dinesen's pregnancy split her relationship with Denys and what reunited them?

9. Who was Thorkild Bjornvig, and what role did he play in Dinesen's life?

10. How did Dinesen's relationship with Denys initially work well for both of them?

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