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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. 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.

2. Where did Denys take Dinesen in 1929?
(a) America.
(b) England.
(c) India.
(d) France.

3. After the war, Dinesen became involved with a movement of young ___________________.
(a) politicians.
(b) spiritualists.
(c) business people.
(d) authors and poets.

4. Many of Dinesen's stories during this period address ______________________.
(a) Good vs. evil.
(b) Lost love.
(c) Travel adventures.
(d) Aristocracy in a changing world.

5. Which of the following does NOT describe Denys?
(a) Anxious to be a father.
(b) Emotional and clinging.
(c) Dinesen's soul mate.
(d) A confirmed bachelor.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Dinesen turn 50?

2. In Dinesen's book "Out of Africa", who kills the animals in #112?

3. What country did 7,200 Jews evacuate to during the war?

4. Dinesen considered herself to be ___________________ more than a novelist.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are some reasons that Dinesen's work was so well received during her lifetime?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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