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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 was Dinesen forced to do in December of 1930?
(a) Cut back on coffee production.
(b) Auctioned the plantation.
(c) Borrow money from her father.
(d) Have gallbladder surgery.

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

3. Dinesen was ___________________ in the classic sense.
(a) Spiritual.
(b) Romantic.
(c) Contemporary.
(d) Gothic.

4. How did Denys react when Dinesen told him she might have been pregnant?
(a) He was stunned.
(b) He was thrilled.
(c) He was angry.
(d) He was less than enthusiastic.

5. People around Dinesen interpreted her drug-induced ramblings as __________________.
(a) insanity.
(b) quaint.
(c) genius.
(d) interesting.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Dinesen live during World War II?

3. What did Dinesen help with during the war?

4. What could be said for the characters in Dinesen's stories?

5. What two animals did Dinesen and Denys come upon on New Year's Day?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How did Dinesen and Denys live during their relationship?

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

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

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