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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which of the following arts was Dinesen NOT adept?

2. Most of Dinesen's work was set in the __________________ or earlier.

3. In what year was the work in #6 created?

4. In what year did Dinesen leave for Africa?

5. What was Dinesen's native language?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of writing did Dinesen produce as a young woman, and what pen name did she use?

2. What decision did Dinesen make to end her period of indecisiveness?

3. What was Dinesen's family background,and why was she drawn more to her father's family?

4. How did Hans Blixen's rejection of Dinesen ironically work in her favor in terms of what her Aunt Bess wanted for her?

5. When and where was Isak Dinesen born and by what other names was she known?

6. How did Dinesen's father, Wilhelm, live his life and why did he commit suicide at the age of 50?

7. Who was Daisy Frijs and why was Dinesen drawn to her?

8. How did Dinesen and Bror celebrate in Paris after a good coffee harvest in 1918?

9. How did World War I put even more strain on Dinesen's relationships with the aristocratic landowners?

10. Why was Dinesen so prolific in her condemnation of racism and prejudice against the Kenyan people?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Thomas Dinesen. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were some of his negative characteristics? What do we know of him? What were his hopes and fears? What were his primary motivations during his life?

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Wilhelm Dinesen. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were some of his negative characteristics? What were his hopes and fears? What were his primary motivations during his life?

Essay Topic 3

The author points out more than one iteration on the theme of disappointment. Identify at least two examples which either embody or create disappointment then cite an example to support your answers.

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