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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. What was the only activity that Dinesen and Bror enjoyed doing together?

2. To what country did Dinesen and her fiance plan to move?

3. Most of Dinesen's work was created in which literary style?

4. What did Dinesen have to sell in order to pay bills during this time?

5. Some of Dinesen's letters to her family hinted at _____________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Bror react to Dinesen's affair with Denys?

2. What was the nature of the conflict between Dinesen and her Aunt Bess?

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

4. How did Dinesen's childhood influence her writing, and what important theme would emerge?

5. Why did Dinesen not feel any remorse about having an affair with Denys Finch Hatton?

6. Describe the contentious relationship Dinesen had with her brother, Thomas?

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

8. How did Dinesen's attitude about the African natives differ from the aristocratic landowners' opinions?

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

10. How has Dinesen's biography been compared to a novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Isak Dinesen. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were some of her negative characteristics? What were her hopes and fears? What was her daily life like? What were her primary motivations during her life?

Essay Topic 2

Isak Dinesen was no stranger to hurt and pain. From what you know of Dinesen's life through this book, what were her biggest sorrows and worst betrayals? How did she manage through them? How did her coping skills evidence themselves in many aspects of her life? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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