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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. Which of the following does NOT describe Dinesen upon her return to her parents' home in Denmark?
(a) Selfish.
(b) Bad-tempered.
(c) Hypersensitive.
(d) Amiable.

2. In Dinesen's book "Out of Africa", who kills the animals in #112?
(a) She kills both of them.
(b) The safari guide kills both of them.
(c) She kills one and Denys kills one.
(d) Denys kills both of them.

3. What two animals did Dinesen and Denys come upon on New Year's Day?
(a) Lions.
(b) Antelope.
(c) Tigers.
(d) Elephants.

4. Sometimes women who competed with men were considered to be ___________________.
(a) role models.
(b) losers.
(c) lesbians.
(d) over achievers.

5. After the war, Dinesen entered the ___________________ market in the United States.
(a) book.
(b) radio.
(c) magazine.
(d) newspaper.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Dinesen was in her 70s, she was ___________________.

2. Why did Germany come down hard on Denmark during the war?

3. What was the name of the book which Dinesen worked on during World War II?

4. How old was Dinesen when she and Bror divorced?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Denys die and why was his death especially painful for Dinesen?

4. Why did Dinesen feel that Bjornvig needed to suffer through his studies in Germany?

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

6. Why did Bjornvig leave Dinesen after four years together?

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

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

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

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

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