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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. Why did Dinesen go to Berlin in 1940?
(a) To free Jewish people.
(b) To visit friends.
(c) Journalistic assignment.
(d) Vacation.

2. What was one thing Dinesen had trouble adjusting to upon her return to Denmark?
(a) The hunting.
(b) The social customs.
(c) The cold winter.
(d) The language.

3. What did Dinesen do when it looked as if she would lose the coffee plantation?
(a) She kept on as if nothing was wrong.
(b) She reduced the number of acres harvested.
(c) She let everything go to rot.
(d) She tried to find a buyer.

4. How closely did Dinesen's stories parallel events and people in her own life?
(a) They were not alike at all.
(b) A few were similar.
(c) They were very similar.
(d) They were exactly alike.

5. The stories in the book in #148 reflected her longing for _____________________.
(a) adventure.
(b) something she once had.
(c) financial prosperity.
(d) children.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Denys react when Dinesen told him she might have been pregnant?

2. What topic did Thomas suggest for Dinesen's writing during this period?

3. Which of the following did Dinesen NOT auction off?

4. Which of the following was NOT a typical theme for Dinesen's work?

5. Which of the following does NOT describe Dinesen upon her return to her parents' home in Denmark?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What type of drugs did Dinesen become addicted to and how did they make her behave?

3. How was Dinesen conflicted about which role to pursue in her life?

4. Why was Dinesen considered to be a controversial celebrity?

5. In what ways did Dinesen suffer after her departure from Africa?

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

7. What was the underlying theme in the stories contained in "Winter's Tales" written during the early years of the war?

8. To what does the author draw parallels with Dinesen's work during middle age?

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

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

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