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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. What did Dinesen believe about her relationship with Bjornvig?
(a) She sold her soul to the devil.
(b) They would have married if she had been younger.
(c) It was a mother/child situation.
(d) He was her true soul mate.

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

3. What did Denys spend much of his time doing?
(a) Adventuring.
(b) Teaching.
(c) Building.
(d) Writing.

4. What role did Dinesen play in her relationship with Bjornvig?
(a) She financially supported him.
(b) She abused him.
(c) She babied him.
(d) She dominated him.

5. The disease in #127 primarily affected Dinesen's __________________.
(a) joints.
(b) digestive system.
(c) brain.
(d) lungs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did the relationship between Dinesen and Bjornvig last?

2. Where did Dinesen go when she needed a break from her life for awhile?

3. What made Dinesen think about emigrating from Denmark during the war?

4. Which of the following does NOT describe Denys?

5. Who was Thorkild Bjornvig?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is known about the depths of despair Dinesen experienced after the loss of the coffee plantation and how did Deny's death, ironically, free her in a way?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

9. How did the syphilis take its toll on Dinesen, and who helped her through this difficult time?

10. How did Dinesen spend some time during the early years of World War II?

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