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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 role did Dinesen play in her relationship with Bjornvig?
2. What disease was Dinesen suffering from when she left Africa?
3. Who was Thorkild Bjornvig?
4. Dinesen was ___________________ in the classic sense.
5. Dinesen considered herself to be ___________________ more than a novelist.
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Dinesen and Denys live during their relationship?
2. What is known about the depths of despair Dinesen experienced after the loss of the coffee plantation and how did Deny's death, ironically, free her in a way?
3. What are some reasons that Dinesen's work was so well received during her lifetime?
4. Who was Thorkild Bjornvig, and what role did he play in Dinesen's life?
5. What type of drugs did Dinesen become addicted to and how did they make her behave?
6. In what ways was Dinesen alienated from her own people during the war?
7. How did Dinesen help the Danish Resistance movement during the war?
8. How well did Dinesen adapt to her return to Denmark?
9. How did Denys die and why was his death especially painful for Dinesen?
10. How was Dinesen conflicted about which role to pursue in her life?
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
Discuss the cultural climate in Europe in the mid-20th century and why Dinesen's work did not always meet with overwhelming acceptance. How did the perception of Dinesen's work change as the years passed? What was the reception of Dinesen's work in America? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
Explain the impact that Dinesen's childhood had on her as an adult. What were the expectations for young women growing up in Denmark during the early 1900s? How did Dinesen reject most of what was expected of her? How did Dinesen use her childhood experiences to help in the creation of her life's work?
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